当一位弟子正在静坐祈祷，大师拿着一块砖，死劲地在地上磨。
起初，这位弟子把它当作考验自己专心的试炼，而欣慰地接受。然而，噪音愈来愈尖锐，他终于耐不住性子，大吼：「老天，你究竟在干什么？难道你没看见我正在祈祷静坐吗？」
大师静静地说：「我想把这块砖磨成一面镜子。」
「你疯了！砖里怎能磨得出镜子来？」
「彼此彼此，在自我内心又怎能生出真正的静观者？」
ABSURDITY
The Master kept scraping a brick against the floor of the room where his disciple sat in
meditation.
At first the disciple was content, taking this to be a test of his powers of concentration.
But when the sound became unbearable he burst out, “What on earth are you doing?
Can’t you see I am in meditation?”
“I’m polishing this brick to make a mirror out of it,” said the Master.
“You’re crazy! How can you make a mirror out of a brick?”
“No crazier than you! How can you make a mediator out of the self?”