Yes, KÄlÄmas, it is proper that your have doubt, that you have perplexity, for a doubt has arisen in a matter which is doubtful. Now, look you KÄlÄmas, do not be led by reports, or traditions, or hearsay. Be not led by the authority of religious texts, not by the delight in speculative opinions, nor by seeming possibilities, not by the idea: 'this is our teacher'. But, O KÄlÄmas, when you know for yourself that certain things are unwholesome, and wrong, and bad, then give them up.. And when you know for yourself that certain things are wholesome and good, then accept them and follow them.Gautama Buddha
About This Quote
In this quotation from the Buddha, he asks KÄlÄmas to ignore what others tell him to do and trust his own judgment. It is important that we do not rely on what others say, but instead use our own good judgement.
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