When Mazu was staying in Temple for Transmitting the Teaching, he always sat meditating. Master Rang knew he was a vessel of Dharma; he went and asked, "Great worthy, what are you aiming for by sitting meditating?" He said, "I aim to become a Buddha." Rang then picked up a tile and rubbed it on a rock in front of the hermitage. Mazu said, "What are you doing?" He said, "Polishing a tile to make a mirror." Mazu said, "How can you make a mirror by polishing a tile?" He said, "How can you become a Buddha by sitting meditating?" Mazu said, "What would be right?" He said, "It is like someone riding a cart—if the cart doesn’t move, should you hit the cart or hit the ox?" Mazu had no reply. Rang also said "Are you learning sitting meditation or are you learning sitting Buddhahood? If you’re learning sitting Buddhahood, Buddha is not a fixed form. You shouldn’t grasp or reject things that don’t abide. If you keep the Buddha seated, you’re killing the Buddha; if you cling to the form of sitting, you do not arrive at the truth."
-Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching #167: 614
Comment: Mazu was prepared to give his all: first to sitting, then to understanding. He makes it appear so easy....
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