Buddah

I think in this quote Buddha wants us to not believe in everything we hear. We can read and hear things from books, rumors, and other people. I agree and disagree with Buddha because he says don’t accept it until it’s conducive to the good and benefit one and all. Why is that we can’t believe in traditions that have been passed on through generation as not being good? My family has done nothing to harm me and if a tradition in my family is for my grandma to make empanadas every Thanksgiving why would I have to wait until it’s conducive? However, in another sense we should not always believe what we hear until we k now the truth. Hearing a rumor about someone should not be instilled into our mindset or spread about to anyone else. He also states that we should not believe in authority, elders, or teachers. In some ways you can trust authority, elders, or teachers because they are individuals just like everyone else and may not always have good intentions at heart. I have known of some police officers who are supposed to be enforcing the law take part in malicious acts. In conclusion Buddha’s statement was very interesting even though I seemed to go both ways on his view point.

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