The Buddha’s dharma (teaching) continues:

“Do not believe a thing because of the single witness of one of the sages of antiquity.”

When I read this line, it makes me think of organized religious beliefs where so many put blind faith in the teachings of various scripture.  Accepting the ideas blindly without thought can be dangerous and has led to many wars but accepting ideas with comprehensive, conscious thought can be beautiful and very meaningful.  The power of invoking blind faith should not be underestimated because it can provide a profound sense of comfort and security in a very uncertain world.

This stanza seems to reference a clue to achieving humankind’s greatest good because these particular individual beliefs, when combined and formulated on loving kindness, could potentially bring peace to the world.

How’s that for a deep thought on a Sunday?  🙂