Genpo is a long-time Zen practitioner, now Master, who has developed the “Big Mind Process”, through which “Novice participants without any formal meditation training can have profound spiritual experiences with persistent enhancement of well-being…”
Summary and transcript of this interview
Interview recorded 1/10/2011.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Zen Master Genpo Mersal
- 00:02:56 – The Role of Zen and Buddhism in My Life
- 00:05:18 – The Journey of Consciousness
- 00:07:01 – Throwing Our Backs Into Awakening the Planet
- 00:08:47 – Becoming a Zen Master
- 00:10:47 – The Growth and Maturity of Zen Masters and Roshis
- 00:12:53 – Total Freedom and Empowering Others
- 00:15:13 – Enlightenment and Liberation
- 00:17:34 – The Journey up the Mountain
- 00:20:03 – Falling from Enlightenment: Returning to the Marketplace
- 00:22:26 – Indulging in Shadows
- 00:24:39 – Reintegrating the Shadows around the Marketplace
- 00:27:07 – The Importance of Working with the Shadow
- 00:29:20 – Enlightenment and the Ignorance of Cause and Effect
- 00:31:21 – Stuck at Level 3
- 00:33:18 – A Profound Experience and Its Impact
- 00:35:05 – Meaninglessness and Awakening
- 00:36:51 – The Impact of a High School Teacher
- 00:38:31 – A Journey to the Mountaintop
- 00:40:04 – Grizzly Bears in Waterton
- 00:41:38 – A Spiritual Corollary to the Adventure
- 00:43:56 – Profound Experiences in Zen Practice
- 00:47:00 – The Practice of Using Jealousy to Annihilate the Ego
- 00:49:21 – Dzogchen Practice and Visualizing the Worst Possible Scenario
- 00:52:14 – The Form in Teaching
- 00:54:43 – A Kundalini Experience and the Answer to the First Question
- 00:56:31 – Transformation into a 17-year-old girl
- 00:58:28 – Struggling with Feminine Energy
- 01:00:17 – The Integration of the Feminine Side
- 01:02:06 – The Desire to Lose Ego
- 01:03:47 – Vulnerability and an Unexpected Experience
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