Even though what you've shared here resonates with me, after googling it I seem to have discovered that this particular translation is contested. The claim see

Even though what you've shared here resonates with me, after googling it I seem to have discovered that this particular translation is contested. The claim seems to be that someone distorted their translation to be more rationalistic.[0] Which is a shame if true, because I sorely wanted to believe that the Buddha was this, um, enlightened. [0] https://fakebuddhaquotes.com/do-not-believe-in-anything-simply-because-you-have-heard-it/ https://fakebuddhaquotes.com/do-not-believe-in-anything-simp...