The word ‘authority’ means one who originates something – as in the word ‘author’ – and people follow, making what they say into an authority. And then it is dead. This is especially true here because if you follow what I say, it is finished. You must be very careful, if you want to go into this question of meditation, to be completely, wholly, inwardly free from all authority and comparison. I don't know if you can do it. Therefore, you must be extremely aware of the importance of authority in one direction – of the doctor or scientist – and understand the total unimportance of authority inwardly, whether it is the authority of another, which is fairly easy to throw off, or the authority of your own experience, knowledge and conclusions, which becomes prejudice. You must be equally free from the authority of another and your own authority.

From What Is Meditation?

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