Buddha, “Do not be led by reports, or tradition, or hearsay…”
“Do not be led by reports, or tradition, or hearsay. Be not led by the authority of religious texts, nor by mere logic or inference, nor by considering appearances, nor by the delight in speculative opinions, nor by seeming possibilities, nor by the idea: ‘this is our teacher.’ But… when you know for yourselves that certain things are unwholesome, destructive, and detrimental, then reject them… And when you know for yourselves that certain things are wholesome and good, then accept them and follow them.”
Buddha
