When speaking of idols, the author is not referring merely to the 'traditional' interpretation of worshipping physical stone, but rather to any mental constructions separating the self from The Eternal Self (God). Influenced greatly by mystical thought in Islam (Sufism), other religious teachings such as messages in The Upanishads, and Kabbalah, and the works of writers and speakers including Alan Watts, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Sri Ramana Maharshi,...