The Danger Of Putting Others On Pedestals

In this talk, we explore the teachings of Master Linji -- who famously told his students, "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." He means that when we are tempted to idealize anyone, it is important to see them as simple human beings, to take them down from the pedestals we create. We will explore how to practice with the mind's tendency to seek perfection outside of ourselves -- to find saviors in our personal and public lives.

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Wow this has been so helpful to me! Thank you for sharing your insights into that which cannot ever really be explained! I felt like I really saw the Dali Lama... through your eyes in your description of him and his behaviors/ responses to others in the story. I feel more confident after listening. And I feel that there is nothing to do. I am at peace.😌