Originally posted on 12/15/2016:

Do not believe in anything simply because you heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in 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. Only after careful contemplation, if you find that it rings true with your heart and its conducive to the good of all, then embrace it