A. Proneness to divide, to name, to define, to exaggerate, or to modify the true-Self, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of human beings because we have been addicted to the habit of following words and forms all our lives.
The truth is that the true-Self is formless. Only try to see and hear things without attaching any words and any images, no matter how holy and wonderful they may appear and sound. This is why ancient masters would tell their students to kill the Buddha if they met him. Once you adhere to the truth that the true-Self is formless, the Buddha reveals himself naturally.
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