Today’s passage, “When you meet Buddha on the road, kill him” – this verse was reportedly said by Zen Buddhist master, Lin Chi who died in 866 A.D. 

If we are searching for answers outside of our inner knowing, we are abandoning our agency to adopt the ideas and beliefs another. 

Sufi Master, Rumi said, “What you are seeking is also seeking you.” Meaning, everything you seek has been within you all along.

Remember, Tony Robbin’s 2016 documentary aptly titled, “I’m not Guru”? Same  idea. There is no duality.  If we believe we are separate from others, we begin to operate under a self-imposed limitation. Playing it small.

Have you ever played small because you didn’t believe in your own ability to succeed? I know in my 20s, I was asked by our department director to apply for a manager role and I declined because one of the young men I worked alongside was applying for that same role. I saw him as the Buddha, more capable and knowledgeable than myself.

On the flip side, if you are a parent, are you parenting as the Buddha in your home? Is your parent-child relationship based on a hierarchy that requires obedience at all cost in strict adherence to your vision for your children’s lives?

Or, do you believe that your children developing their independence -their signature- is more important than their total compliance to your teachings?

Will you kill Buddha or follow the paths of others?

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