KALAMA SUTTA
"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 in anything, because it is
spoken and rumoured 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;"
"But after observation and analysis, when you
find that anything agrees with reason and is
conductive to the good and benefit of one and all,
then accept it and live up to it."
LORD BUDDHA
MEANING
"Do not believe in anything (simply)
because you have heard it"
This line asked you to stand by decisions.
"Do not believe in traditions, because they
have been handed down for many generations"
This line asked you not to follow traditional blindly. We should different between good and bad.
"Do not believe in anything, because it is
spoken and rumoured by many"
This line asked you don�t just believe what you heard blindly.
"Do not believe in anything, simply because
it is found written in your religious books"
This line asked you to free up your mind. Don�t just look at the book without seeing the out side world.
"Do not believe in anything, merely on the
authority of your teachers and elders"
This line shows you that you mustn�t follow what your teacher or elder says without thinking clearly because they might be wrong.