Quote from the Kalama Sutra

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>From the Kalama Sutra:<br><br>"Rely not on the

teacher/person, but on the teaching. Rely not on the words of the

teaching, but on the spirit of the words. Rely not on

theory, but on experience.Do not believe in anything

simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in

traditions because they have been handed down for many

generations. Do not believe anything because it is spoken and

rumored by many. Do not believe in anything because it is

written in your 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." <br><br>- the

Buddha<br><br>See

also:<br><a href=http://www.tbsn.org/english/library/sutras/kalama.htm

target=new>http://www.tbsn.org/english/library/sutras/kalama.htm</a>