(I included this in a message on an anti-spam list. Do you know why?)
Bodhidharma sat facing the stone wall. The Second Patriarch of Chinese
C'han (Zen), Suika, stood long in the thick snow.
Finally, Suika severed his own arm and presented it to Bodhidharma.
He said, "Your student cannot pacify his mind. You, the First Patriarch,
please, give me peace of mind!"
The First Patriarch replied, "Bring that mind, I will calm it down!"
The Second Patriarch said, "I search for it everywhere, but I cannot
find it!"
Bodhidharma replied, "I have already pacified it for you!"