This statement is often misunderstood, and it doesn’t mean that you should follow what a teacher or the scriptures say. Instead, it means that you should ALSO verify everything by yourself and put into practice the teachings before calling someone fake or true. This can take a lot of time, especially for the most complex ideas and concepts, but that’s what sets Buddhism far from other religions: you have to practice; reading texts or hoping only in an external help isn’t enough for “reaching nirvana and ceasing suffering”.
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Yes! Look directly into one's own experience at whatever is causing suffering in this moment and do not flinch away or be distracted until that suffering is seen through. This seeing-through usually comes in the form of a realization or knowing that goes much deeper than any mental knowing.
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