Genpo Roshi - A Zen Master's 45 Year Journey

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Connor Beaton

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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‘You have to swallow the whole fish,’ Zen Master Taizan Maezumi told his students, ‘and then spit out the bones.’ First absorb the tradition, endure the hardships of Zen training, then you can spend the rest of your life separating the real treasure from the culture it came in, learning what you can let go of and what is truly yours. In this episode Connor and Roger talk with Genpo Roshi about his 45 years as a Zen Master. This conversation touches on his story of his uplifting and exhilarating and humbling journey, including the last five years rising from the ashes of his very public fall from grace, and a candid exploration of the challenge of bringing the essence of the great tradition he inherited to life in the West. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.comFacebook | Instagram | Twitter Some questions Connor and Roger ask... Could share a defining moment for you? (2:46) Could you share a bit of your background? (4:15) Could you share the "big mind" process? (12:00) Did you know your “great fall” was coming? (28:58) What is the meaning behind “spitting out the bones”? (33:45) What are some simple tips for somebody wanting to get into meditation? (40:00) Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks community! Thank You to the Team: Editing & Mixing by: Aaron Johnson Theme music by: Parlange & Latenite Automatic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've got some living yet to do. I won't give up on you.
0:08.7	See these machines can bring you back to life.
0:13.5	Hi guys and gals. Welcome to another episode of the Mantox podcast where we're dedicated to building better men through conversation, connection, and community.
0:20.7	My name is Roger Nairn.
0:22.2	And I'm Connor Beaton.
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0:56.9	So let's bring on today's guest, Genpo Roshi. Dennis Paul Merzel, also known as Genpo Roshi,
1:02.9	is a Zen priest, a teacher in both Soto and Rinze's schools of Zen Buddhism, Abbott of Kanzion
1:09.3	since 1988, and creator of the Big Mind Process in 1999.
1:14.1	From his initial awakening in 1971, his purpose and his passion have remained the same,
1:19.5	to assist others realize their true nature and to continuously deepen his own practice,
1:24.1	as well as assisting others, in carefully reflecting on this life and clarifying the way.
1:30.0	In 1999, he created the big mind process, also known as the Big Mind, Big Heart, which philosopher
1:35.7	Ken Wilbur has called arguably the most important and original discovery in the last two
1:40.9	centuries of Buddhism. It's broadened and enriched not only the teaching of Zen,
1:45.0	but spiritual practices and other traditions as well, enabling thousands of people from all walks
1:49.6	of life and religious backgrounds to have an awakening with little or no prior consciousness
1:53.9	study. Today, he has written a book called Spitting Out the Bones, a Zen master's 45-year journey.
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