Jon’s Reviews > The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World > Status Update

“Anything to which our ego attaches is a barrier to enlightenment, and egos can attach to anything. Even the Buddha’s teachings, if practiced fanatically, can be turned into something for the ego to cling to. Other religions are to be respected, not opposed, to avoid falling into the trap of thinking one’s own path superior.”

“We tend to think that scriptures must come with some sort of divine authority to be believed without question. Buddhists would argue that what is written in scriptures should stand or fall on its own merit.”