Brick polishing mirror

Ma zudao was in nameyue. They often sit in the meditation room alone and do not receive visitors.

One day. South Yue Huai asked the Zen master to get a brick and grind it out to him.

After a long time. Mazu asked him: "What are you doing ?" "Grinding as a mirror", said Huai Jean-chan ". Ma Zu said: "Can a brick be made into a mirror ?" Huai zu said: "polishing bricks is neither a mirror. Can meditation become a buddha ?"

Huai zu said, "If you are meditation. Zen is not a sit-down; if you learn to sit-down. Buddha's non-final phase. In the absence of law. You should not choose between them. RuO sat Buddha. That is, killing Buddha. If the operator is seated. ."