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Originally Posted by GILANO
my first post here ever  ,found a fitting quote:
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha |
You sir found the quote that practically sums up my entire way of thinking not to mention a lot of the people here on this forum. I remember reading Siddhartha way back in English class during high school. I don't think a better first post could possibly exist.