Paul Lenda ~ 9 Ways To Spot A Fake Guru Or Spiritual Teacher

I think this person (Sam Harris) is saying the same thing you are saying.

If we extrapolate this statement below to mean that we are supposed to listen to our inner voice then It makes sense to "follow ourselves" rather than someone else. (In this context, "kill him" means don't hold him in esteem.)

From: http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2903I…

"The ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi is supposed to have said, “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” Like much of Zen teaching, this seems too cute by half, but it makes a valuable point: to turn the Buddha into a religious fetish is to miss the essence of what he taught. In considering what Buddhism can offer the world in the twenty-first century, I propose that we take Lin Chi’s admonishment rather seriously. As students of the Buddha, we should dispense with Buddhism. "

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