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The simile of the raft: another interpretation

The point of the simile of the raft is to realize that holding one's own version of the dharma as the only valid one and considering the others wrong is a form of attachment that will not lead to anything good and that contradicts the practice itself. In the long run a closed and dogmatic attitude will reinforce harmful mental patterns.