Systems of Magick and Mystercism
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@Alrah said
" They set up schools and systems of magick revolving around this idea, with large red letters eveerywhere on thier documents (or palm leaves) that say 'DON'T DO IT LIKE ME!'."
To each his (or her!) own. It would seem that every master is primarily concerned with avoiding the inevitable hordes of clones and copycats--for in the end, each of us has to work it out for ourselves. Hence my absolutely favorite koan: "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!" (That one never fails to make me smile.)