Let me warn you, however, oh seeker of knowledge, of the thicket of opinions and of arguing about words. Opinions are insubstantial: they may be beautiful or ugly, smart or foolish; everyone can support them or discard them. But the teachings you’ve heard from me are not my opinions, and their goal is not to explain the world to those who seek knowledge. They have a different goal: their goal is salvation from suffering. This is that which Gotama teaches, and nothing else.”
What Gotama teaches
