"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."

May the hail of lava, fiery stones, and weapons
Henceforth become a rain of blossoms.

May those whose hell it is to fight and wound
Be turned to lovers offering their flowers.

May forests where the leaves are blades and swords
Become sweet groves and pleasant woodland glades.

On every side and in all the ten directions,
May groves of wish-fulfilling trees abound,
Resounding with the sweetness of the Teachings,
Spoken by the buddhas and their bodhisattva children.

-Shantideva - Bodhicaryavatara (from 10:9,6,34)