A spiritual quest should in principle be "introduction by the master, self-cultivation by the individual." There should be no compulsion involved. Moreover, many spiritual figures have themselves studied under famous teachers, so they should have no patience for keeping reluctant followers at their sides.
性靈追尋，應該是「師父領進門，修行在個人」，絲毫勉強不得的，而且許多宗教領導人本身就經歷過遍訪名師的歷程，因此更無留難信徒之理。