The worst obstacle for a practitioner is when crowds of followers begin to gather and say,
“You are so wonderful, you’re such a great practitioner, you are very special. Please give us teachings. Please guide us.”
Starting to have a great following causes the most difficult kind of obstacle because, unless one is the foremost type of practitioner, one will think,
“Hey, maybe I am special. Maybe there is something to what they say.”
Only the foremost type of practitioner will not be carried away by such positive conditions.
![](https://justdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/13641113_843068855797968_337342553889858051_o-200x200.jpg)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
from the book Rainbow Painting: A Collection of Miscellaneous Aspects of Development and Completion
translated by Erik Pema Kunsang
Read a random quote or see all quotes by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.