The myth of Enlightenment

"Believe nothing, O monks merely because you have been told it...or because it is traditional, or because you yourselves have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever after due examination and analysis, you find to be conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings-that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide."​

Buddha.

 

because someone doesn't teach us, we can't discover it?

 

Yes, but it's easier to have a preceptor and written evidence of prior experience, to confirm our own discovery.

Chief...I'd call this a definitive statement in regard to our discussion.