"​The main point it to have faith in the Sages and to be careful to respect them and to be in great fear of them. Even if it seems that they are doing things against the Torah, G-d forbid, still one must believe that they certainly are doing the proper thing, for the Torah was given to the Sages of the generation to explain it according to their understanding. Therefore, one must throw away one's intellect and only rely on them. (Etzot, Tz. 50)" - https://breslovbooks.com/pdf/english-the-true-tzaddik.pdf

As it is spoken in Judaism to attach to a tzaddik, to have faith in his or her presence, it is true in Buddhism. Grain of Salt.