“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.”
— Alan Watts quoting Linji Yixuan
What’s the context of this? Or the message being conveyed?
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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
Ahh. Should have gotten that. Thanks!
