"...it should be pointed out that the "Law," not the "person," is to
be regarded as the proper standard in all things. Putting the person
first gives you an uncertain standard; it is to let that person's
mind become your master. At some point, relations based on such a
standard will become like those existing between a paternal,
godfather-like figure and those bound to him by personal loyalty.
In contrast, if you establish the Law as your standard, you will
become the master of your mind..."  Daisaku Ikeda