One of the great Buddhist masters of Thailand, who has also been engaged in Christian-Buddhist dialogue over the years, is Venerable Buddhadasa. Once he said that the cross is a perfect spiritual symbol since it's like the letter "I" crossed out. Seeing the truth about ourselves, accepting ourselves, and letting go of ourselves are so central to our spiritual path. It is in this accepting and letting go of self that we discover loving kindness and compassion, and the doorway to freedom

Ajahn Amaro, Transforming Suffering by Donald W. Mitchell, James Wiseman