The Suttas need to be studied, reflected on, and practised in order to realise their true meaning. They are 'Dhamma discourses', or contemplation on the 'way things are'. They are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' which tell us what to believe. One should read them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the Truth beyond words.
---Venerable Sumedho Thera, in his Foreword to the English translation of the Digha Nikaya---
Note:
'Dhamma' is the Pali form of the Sanskrit word 'Dharma'.
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