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