The Zen Master

Abstract from the book <Inner Engineering by Sadhguru>:

Once it happened... There was a Zen master whom everyone respected, but who had no teaching to impart.

He always carried a huge sack on his shoulders; this would contain many items...

One day, a man who was himself known to be a Zen master of great repute, came to meet him.
He wanted to ascertain whether this man with a sack was really in Zen or not.

So he asked him, "What is Zen?"

Immediately, the man dropped the sack and stood straight.

Then he asked, "What is the goal of Zen?"

The man picked up the sack, slung it over his shoulders, and walked away...

This is what spiritual practice is about.

When you want to attain yoga or Zen, you have to drop your load, discard everything on the way, remain free, stand upright.

With your load, you may never do it...

And what is the goal of yoga?

Consciously take on the whole load once again.
And now it no longer feels like a load!