[MD] Taboo and even more taboo

[david buchanan]

If my sources are right, the Buddha said:
"Just as the wise accept gold after testing it by heating, cutting and rubbing it, so are my words to be accepted after examining them, but not out of respect for me."
And, similarly, the Dali Lama said:
"A general stance of Buddhism is that it is inappropriate to hold a view that is logically inconsistent. This is taboo. But even more taboo than holding a view that is logically inconsistent is holding a view that goes against direct experience."