54. Genpo Roshi

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