| The Zen Story Of Hyakujo, A Zen Story Of The | | | | answered Hyakujo. |
| Antahkarana And The Higher Self | | | | "and what do you hope to gain by coming here?" |
| The Antahkarana is the communication bus, the | | | | asked Ma Tzu. |
| energy of the Holy Spirit, which connects | | | | Hyakujo replied, "I have come seeking the |
| between heaven through our seven chakras into | | | | Buddha-dharma." |
| the center of the Earth. | | | | To this Ma Tzu replied, "instead of looking to the |
| These three represent the Trinity. The Father, | | | | treasure house which is your very own, you have |
| the Earth Mother and the Holy Spirit or Sat Chid | | | | left home and gone wandering far away. What |
| Ananda. We ourselves, our seven chakras, | | | | for? I have absolutely nothing here at all. (Nothing, |
| represent the Son. | | | | or anatta, nirvana, is the higher self, so really he is |
| The Antahkarana in terms of the Emerald Tablet | | | | saying, "Here I have God!!" commentary |
| of Hermes Trismegistus is that which | | | | Satchidanand) what is this Buddha-dharma that |
| communicates between the Sun and the Earth. It | | | | you seek?" |
| has these physical representations from antiquity... | | | | Whereupon Hyakujo prostrated himself and |
| - The Obelisk is the physical, artistic, objective art, | | | | asked, "please tell me to what you alluded when |
| representation of the Antahkarana or the tower | | | | you spoke of a treasure house of my very own." |
| which connects all the chakras together. The | | | | Ma Tzu replied, "that which asked the question is |
| Egyptian Obelisk like Cleopatras Needle in London, | | | | your treasure house. It contains absolutely |
| from thousands of years of Antiquity. | | | | everything you need and lacks nothing at all. It is |
| - The Tower. The Tower struck by Lightning of | | | | there for you to use freely, so why this vain |
| the Tarot. The Rainbow Bridge which connects all | | | | search for something outside yourself?" |
| the infinity of chakras from the center of the | | | | No sooner were these words spoken than |
| earth chakra through the seven chakras of the | | | | Hyakujo received a great illumination and |
| body and up through the infinity of chakras above | | | | recognized his own no-mind. Beside himself with |
| the head. | | | | joy, he bowed in deep gratitude. |
| - Spire, inspire, aspire - Every brick aspires to | | | | (the treasure house is the higher self, the soul, |
| become a Cathedral | | | | the monad, the logos and higher, commentary by |
| - The Sufi Inspired Minaret of the Blue Mosque in | | | | Satchidanand) |
| Turkey even has the representation of the | | | | Hyakujo spent the next six years in attendance |
| chakras above the head built up the towers. But | | | | upon Ma Tzu. But as Tao-Chih, his first teacher, |
| only three. Now we need to go higher. | | | | was growing old, he wanted to return to look |
| - Buddhist Stupa showing the representation of | | | | after him. |
| the Jhanas, or Chakras above the head. | | | | Before Hyakujo left Ma Tzu, he went to pay his |
| - The Native American Indian Totem Pole has | | | | final tribute to him. |
| many chakras, gods, blockages on the way up | | | | Seeing him coming, Ma Tzu raised his horse whisk |
| the Antahkarana to the Eagle. | | | | straight up. Hyakujo asked, "are you in the use of |
| In the story below the horse whip is the "finger | | | | it, or apart from the use?" |
| pointing at the moon" it is the antahkarana. We do | | | | Ma Tzu hung the horse whisk on the corner of his |
| not use it because it is higher than the intellect. | | | | chair. After a minute or so, he asked Hyakujo, |
| We are apart from it and yet it is part of | | | | "hence forward, how do you open those two |
| ourselves. And when we do not use it or get in | | | | leaves of your mouth to work for others?" |
| its way we are then the witness of its use by | | | | At this, Hyakujo took the horse whisk and raised |
| our higher selves. Then the flowers shower. The | | | | it straight up. |
| energy of the higher self rains down upon our | | | | Ma Tzu said, "are you in the use of it, or apart |
| crown chakras, and we are deafened by the | | | | from it?" |
| lightning bolt of energy which energizes us from | | | | Hyakujo hung the horse whisk on the corner of |
| on high. Commentary, Satchidanand. | | | | the chair. |
| When Hyakujo first arrived at Chiang-si to pay his | | | | Just at that moment, a great roar, like hundreds |
| respects to Ma Tzu, Ma Tzu inquired, "from | | | | of thunderbolts falling, rained on Hyakujo's head. |
| where have you come?" | | | | Ma Tzu had given a shout which, it is said, |
| "From the great cloud monastery at Yueh Chou," | | | | deafened Hyakujo for three days. |