Testing the Truth
Rely not on the teacher, but on the teaching.
Rely not on the words of the teaching, but on the spirit of the words.
Rely not on theory, but the experience.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in traditions because they've been handed down for generations.
Do not believe in anything because it is spoken or rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything because it is written in religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and the benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
His admonition to the followers of
Prince Siddhartha Gautama by
The Buddha... "The Enlightened One"
"Zen Women" by Grace Schireson
P.S. Don't believe anything because it appears in your inbox, or is seen on the Internet...
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