Idol-Making
Cross-source consensus on Idol-Making from 1 sources and 3 claims.
1 sources · 3 claims
Risks & contraindications
Background
Highlighted claims
- Placing a teacher or guru in the role of an idol creates a specific risk: when that idol falls, the follower falls with them. — You Are Your Own Guru: Inner Wisdom Over External Teachers
- The dependency on an external authority is itself the vulnerability, and the higher the pedestal, the greater the eventual collapse. — You Are Your Own Guru: Inner Wisdom Over External Teachers
- The warning against making idols of others is framed as a key metaphysical principle drawn from A Course in Miracles. — You Are Your Own Guru: Inner Wisdom Over External Teachers