Far From Cultish

Buddhism is far from cultish—it often downplays the importance of the teacher, and sometimes even leaves open the question of whether it is the right path.

As a Catholic, it was pounded into my brain day after day that I belonged to "the one, true faith." Buddhists, on the other hand, tend to say, "Well, here is a way, not the way, but a pretty good one. See if it works for you."

~Dinty W. Moore, in The Accidental Buddhist