REASON AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, NOT FAITH, ARE FOUNDATIONS OF BUDDHISM

Buddha was skeptical of the Indian faiths surrounding him. Buddhism arose thanks to Siddhartha’s incessant questioning of traditions and spiritual authorities. He abandoned his two yoga teachers upon realizing they wanted him to believe what they taught without experiencing it for himself. In Buddhism, faith is dependent on experience and reasoning, not unexperienced hopes or wishful thinking.  -  Derek Beres