IT is proper to doubt, to be uncertain....Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing. Nor upon tradition, nor upon rumours.... When you know for yourself that certain things are unwholesome and wrong, abandon them..... When you know for yourself that certain things are wholesome and good, accept them.
The Burmese associate peace and security with coolness and shade:
The shade of a tree is cool indeed
The shade of parents is cooler
The shade of teachers is cooler still
The shade of the ruler is yet more cool
But coolest of all is the shade of the Buddha's teachings.
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