The Buddha and his disciples sat by the river and waited for the boatman. There appeared a yogh, who crossed the water several times, and with a pathos turned to the Buddha with the question:
Well, and you, the Enlightened, can you?
What Buddha asked:
How much time have you spent achieving this?
I spent almost my whole life learning, spending a lot of time in harsh asketics.
The boatman came and the Buddha asked him:
How much does the transit cost?
“Three pennies,” replied the boatman.
Buddha, turning to yoga, said:
Have you heard? That’s what your whole life is worth.