"Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing, nor upon tradition, nor upon rumor, nor upon scripture,
nor upon surmise*, nor upon axiom, nor upon specious** reasoning, nor upon bias toward a notion pondered over,
nor upon another's seeming ability, nor upon the consideration
'The monk is our teacher.' When you yourselves know:
'These things are bad, blamable, censured by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to harm and ill,' abandon them...
When you yourselves know:
'These things are good, blameless, praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness,' enter on and abide in them."