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Die Massen urteilen gar nicht oder falsch. Die Urteile, die die Massen annehmen, sind nur aufgedrängte, niemals ge-
prüfte Urteile. Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931) französischer Sozialpsychologe, Soziologe, Ethnologe, Amateurphysiker, Begründer der Massenpsychologie, Rudolf Eisler, Übersetzer, Psychologie der Massen [Psychologie des foules], Ersterscheinung 1895, 1911

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Now, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by ana-
logies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.'
When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are skillful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are prai-
sed by the wise; these qualities, when adopted and carried out, lead to welfare and to happiness' – then you should enter and remain in them. Buddha (563-483 BC) Indian Avatar, teacher of enlightenment, central figure of Buddhism, Kalama Sutta, translated from Pali by Thanissaro, "To the Kalamas", 1994

See first, think later, then test. But always see first.
Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English writer, dramatist, cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

⚠ Caveat See Power vs. Truth, January 2013

Differentiating principle from expediency

[The average person cannot] differentiate principle from expediency [...] Learning the difference between principles and imitators requires experience and educated judgment. The exercise of such discretion is necessary for moral survival in the modern world in general, but it is imperative in those grayest of areas, where ethical ambiguity has been elevated from convention to [an] art form: the political arena and the marketplace of daily commerce. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 10 Power in Politics, S. 159, Hay House, Februar 2002

[A] confused society that’s lost the capacity for discernment necessary to protect its own consciousness can hardly hope to protect its young. An individual’s level of consciousness is determined by the principles to which one is com-
mitted. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 23 The Search of Truth,
S. 279, Hay House, February 2002

Differentiation between surrender and sacrifice

These [surrender and sacrifice] are arbitrary terms which presume that one is looking at spiritual principles from the viewpoint of the ego's vested interests and justifications for negativity. To the ego, spiritual principles represent a possible loss of positionality, but from the viewpoint of spirit, they are gains.
The primary surrenders and sacrifices have to do with the substitution of humility for vanity. In actual practice, one merely relinquishes the vanities of opinionation and judgmentalism.
Dr. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, S. 66, 2001

Spiritual discernment

Spiritual discernment is a rare gift and, historically speaking, it does not occur until the 'third eye' opens with spiritual vision. Until that happens, any spiritual seeker, no matter how earnest, can be easily fooled. Dr. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, chapter 5 Circumventing the Ego. Spiritual Groups, S. 72, 2001