"Faith in a religion means faith in its precepts, not faith in some individual," says Master Hsin-tao Shih. Blind belief in a "cult of personality" is dangerous. The relationship between a leader and followers should always be based on the principle of strengthening the individual, not on dependence. 5.
「信教是信義理，不是信個人」，靈鷲山心道法師說，盲目而狂熱的「個人崇拜」是很危險的，教主和弟子的關係，應回歸「自力」原則，絕非一味依賴。