I always took heart with this statement. I had confidence in my ability to mentally cut through an answer, a vision, an illusion as not being the true answer and simply continuing on.
Wu Kong had an episode with a fake Buddha that was truly a demon.
From an Abrahamic perspective this would be the smashing if false idols. To cast away what you worship to submit to God.
Jesus was supposed to free people from rules, or rather fulfill the rules by looking past the letter to the spirit, as were many other thinkers who later were worshipped in codified idolatrous fashion.
I like idols too. As symbols. And I like religion as stories and metaphor.
As tools and crutches you can use yo get to the nest level.
But what of instead of encountering the Buddha, you encounter a Biddhisatva who cuts you diwn and your notions and your beliefs right to the core, and done with you moves along in their journey. But you want to go with them and you are unable to let go and unable to avoid the cuts but rather keep coming back for more?
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