Product Description

This book presents a highly original and accessible pathway to self-discovery and personal liberation. Since 1999 the Big Mind process has been experienced by many thousands of people in seminars across America. Big Mind employs a Jungian voice dialogue technique that enables people to step out of limited self-concepts into awareness of their many different sub-selves (emotions/mental states). In addition to exploration of the more familiar sub-voices like anger and fear, author Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel uses this technique to help people access the ever-present Big Mind/Big Heart awareness - the clear, "just being" awareness and the unconditional compassion that we all can experience. The Big Mind process is now available in book form to bring readers of all backgrounds many benefits including: access to our innate wisdom, compassion and equanimity; openness of mind and ability to shift perspectives; greater presence and empowerment; and appreciation for the wisdom within all of our many sub-selves even ones we tend to dislike or disown, like fear and anger.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5712 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 189 pages

About the Author
Dennis Genpo Merzel trained under Zen Master Taizan Maezumi becoming a Zen teacher in 1980. He is one of a small group of Westerners recognized in both the Soto and Rinzai Zen traditions. In 1999, Genpo Roshi combined western psychology and Zen to create Big Mind, a self-discovery process that's been presented to thousands of people across America.

Customer Reviews

So easy, so profound
I completely recommend this book. It is so easy and makes the workings of "The Ego" so clear and understandable. Experiencing "Big Mind, Big Heart" is profound and life changing.

This book is simple and direct. This book is Zen.
The beauty of this book is that we are able to acquaint ourselves with the mind of Zen Master Genpo Roshi and see that he is as ordinary as the rest of us non-masters. He uses his own experiences to bring aliveness to a handful of voices, which are part of the 10,000 dharmas (aspects, voices)that make up who we are. Reading this book will allow one to begin the journey of rediscovering oneSelf in a way that is both personal and genuine. Whatever Zen is, I think this book points the way perfectly. When we know our true Self then we can find happiness, love and truth in our lives.

Boot Camp For The Soul
Genpo Roshi has created an extraordinarily rapid process for spiritual expansion. Reading this book will be an enlightening experience for those who are open to it.

Basically, the Roshi combines Zen with Voices therapy to break down the disowned parts of ourselves to give us more clarity which leads to integration. He does this by speaking to a number of our different voices, or aspects including the Controller, the Protector etc. He begins with the more spiritually dualistic voices, moving to the more integrated voices.

A couple of key takeaways:
-All perspectives are true but incomplete
-We all have every perspective within us, but we have disowned parts of ourselves that we don't like

Will you get enlightened just by reading this book? Maybe. But, you can be assured of an expansive experience.