He was not a savior. He was not chosen by some God. He was not supernatural.

He was a human like you - and his most important message to you is that you also have the Buddha nature. Enlightenment is within you and does not require religion or Buddha to show you the way.

Zen Master Lin Chi: “If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet a Patriarch, kill the Patriarch.”

Not that easy to understand or is it?!

No matter where you go - you inner guru is always with you and lifts you up. The problem is only to find people will to carry your heavy ego around.

I am pretty sure I can compete at least in one aspect of his guruness.

Imagine you are little kid - and suddenly strangers arrive at your home and tell your parents you are the next Dalai Lama or some other spiritual higher being. Then you are fucked. Your childhood - gone. The chance to be a normal person - gone. The ability to develop and lead a boring life - gone.

You will be trained and indoctrinated according to some old tradition. You will continue a line of people and rulers you never met and maybe never wanted to meet.

Is this really the continuation of a spiritual line or simply the total rape of a young life in the name of religion? It’s certainly nice to breed your leader according to your ‘books’ - but is it real?