“四依”的佛教信条刚好可以应用在聪慧的修行方法上。这些信条如下：
依循教导的讯息，而不是教师本人； 依循意义，而不是言词； 依循确切的意义，不是暂时的意义； 依循你的智慧之心， 而非常识之心。
"We should follow the teaching, not because of the grand name of the master;
We should follow the meaning of the words, not the words itself;
We should follow the real meaning, not the temporary one;
We should rely on our own experience and enlightenment, not the worldly meaning."
依循教导的讯息，而不是教师本人； 依循意义，而不是言词； 依循确切的意义，不是暂时的意义； 依循你的智慧之心， 而非常识之心。
"We should follow the teaching, not because of the grand name of the master;
We should follow the meaning of the words, not the words itself;
We should follow the real meaning, not the temporary one;
We should rely on our own experience and enlightenment, not the worldly meaning."
