All know the way, but few actually walk it.
If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It's subtle and hard to perceive. It's like when you drink water: you know how hot or cold it is, but you can't tell others.
And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.
And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.
The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.