Getting answers as per the perception of others only, not at all mine?
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As a "Dhamma"-rule of thumb, if answers lead you you further away from Samsara and towards Nibbana, i.e. by reducing greed, hatred and delusion, then those answers, can be considered wholesome.
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Of course they are good to you if it changes you for the better. If nothing can be changed, like a solid rock, then it does nothing good.
But everything is impermanent, even a rock can change, so there will be changes which should be good.
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