“Zen always aims at grasping the central fact of life, which can never be brought to the dissecting table of the intellect”
~D.T. Suzuki~
Shoshin1
Tibetan teachers have a practice where they bow to the seat they'll be sitting on to teach before each session. Its to remind them that they aren't the great ones, its intended to act as an antidote to the dangers of being put on a pedestal.
person
....this lead to the question:what ego you trust. sure there are genuane holy soul. but meeting lay holysoul they don't advertize it. thats my experience. in our zen tradition the are real heart like you attitude we call a holy bodissatva.