"Great masters neither want nor need your worship. Your greatest gift to them and yourself is to emulate their divinity by claiming it as your own"

Great masters, whether they are spiritual teachers, philosophers, or exemplary figures in human history, ultimately do not seek adoration or blind worship from those who encounter their teachings. Contrary to common practice, where followers might idolize or put such figures on pedestals, the true nature of their guidance is not to inspire subservience or dependency, but rather to awaken within others the same qualities they are revered for. Their wisdom, compassion, presence, or enlightenment is not meant as an exclusive possession but as a living demonstration of human potential.

Placing great masters at a distance, treating them as unreachable ideals, can inadvertently disempower those who follow in their footsteps. Worship, in its passive form, creates a dynamic in which greatness resides only outside oneself, consistently deferred rather than embodied. The reciprocal relationship that masters hope to inspire is not one of veneration but of realization. They serve as mirrors and catalysts, signaling what is possible, not exceptions to a rule.

The greatest gift one could offer masters is to take their example seriously enough to enact it within one's own life. To emulate divinity in this sense means recognizing that the same qualities ascribed to the masters, love, wisdom, courage, insight, are also potentialities in every individual. The act of “claiming it as your own” is a radical step away from separation and awe, towards identification and integration. It means moving from theoretical admiration to the practical embodiment of those virtues.

By doing so, both the individual and the legacy of the master are honored in the most meaningful way. The teachings live, not just as words or distant ideals, but as the animating force of daily actions and character. Emulation transforms reverence into creativity, and the master’s light becomes a shared, ignited flame, not a distant star.