旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � The KALAMA Sutta � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 KALAMA Sutta (Kalama Discourse) - Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 During the Buddha's time, as now, people were and are confused by the myriad religious beliefs expounded by different religious teachers who exalted their own religions and denounced those of others. This discourse was given by the Buddha when he was asked by the Kalamas (the citizens of Kesaputta) who were in confusion over the many religions at that time. The Buddha said: * Do not accept anything on mere hearsay (ie. thinking that thus have we heard it from a long time) * Do not accept anything by mere tradition (ie. thinking that it has thus been handed down through many generations) .PA Kalama Sutta (continued) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 * Do not accept anything on account of rumors (ie. by believing what others say without any investigation) * Do not accept anything just because it accords with yours scriptures * Do not accept anything by mere supposition * Do not accept anything by mere inference * Do not accept anything by merely considering the appearances * Do not accept anything merely because it agrees with your preconceived notions * Do not accept anything merely because it seems acceptable (ie. should be accepted) * Do not accept anything thinking that the ascetic is respected by us ( and therefore it is right to accept his word) .PA Kalama Sutta (continued) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 accept it and abide by it. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 The Buddha also said: " The holy man must not be covetous, or revengeful or foolish (ie. must be freed from Greed, Hatred and Ignorance) and must be versed in the four sublime states of mind (BRAHMAVIHARA) which are Loving-kindness (METTA), Compassion (KARUNA), Sympathetic Joy (MUDITA) and Equanimity (UPEKKHA)."