You Cannot See The Path - You Can Only See From It

Master Huairang asked his student Mazu why he spent so much time sitting in meditation.

Mazu answered, "I want to become a Buddha."

Saying nothing, Master Huairang quietly picked up a brick and started rubbing it on a stone.

Mazu watched his master for a few minutes then he asked, "Why are you rubbing that brick on a stone?"

Huairang answered, "I'm polishing it into a mirror.'

Mazu probably knew by this time that he had been set up, but he had to follow through, "But how can you make a mirror by polishing a brick on a stone?" he asked.

Master Huairang answered, "How can you become a Buddha by sitting in meditation? To become a Buddha, act like a Buddha."