" Once Seung Sahn Soen-sa and a student of his attended a talk at a Zen center in California. The Dharma teacher spoke about Bodhidharma. After the talk, someone asked him " What's the difference between Bodhidharma's sitting in Sorim for nine years and your sitting here now?" The Dharma teacher said, " About five thousand miles." The questioner said, " Is that all?" The Dharma teacher said, " Give or take a few miles." Later on, Soen-sa asked his student, " What do you think of these answers?" " Not bad, not good. But the dog runs after the bone." " How would you answer?" " I'd say, 'Why do you make a difference?' " Soen-sa said, " Not bad. Now you ask me." " What's the difference between Bodhidharma's sitting in Sorim for nine years and your sitting here now?" " Don't you know?" " I'm listening." " Bodhidharma sat in Sorim for nine years. I am sitting here now." The student smiled. "