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