After a few years, the two monks came back to visit their master. They met
each other in the jetty, waiting for the boat to take them across the river.
Soon the boat came. Suddenly the elder monk jumped into the river.
With his psychic power he drifted on the surface of water and crossed
the river quickly. The younger monk took the boat and crossed the
river slowly. After that, he gave the boatman a penny for the fare.
The younger monk did not care what the other monk asked and replied, "Oh,
it is just worth a penny!"
Two monks left their master and sought for the Buddhist Way. They practiced
different methods in cultivation. The elder monk practiced
supernatural/psychic power, while the younger monk practiced reciting
Buddha's name in cultivation.
The elder monk showed his self satisfaction and said arrogantly to the
younger monk, "What have you attained after you cultivated the past few years?
See, I have attained the psychic power."