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Alan ₿ 1y ago

“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.”

— Alan Watts quoting Linji Yixuan

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nobody 1y ago

What’s the context of this? Or the message being conveyed?

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Alan ₿ 1y ago

The meaning of this zen koan is to, in modern parlance, “kill your heroes.” In other words, do not make an idol out of a man, as everyone and everything already has Buddha nature

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nobody 1y ago

Ahh. Should have gotten that. Thanks!