ON-DEMAND COURSE

An Introduction to Big Mind as Western Zen

Jungian Psychology
TEACHER
Dennis Merzel 
TOPIC
Deep Insights 
Format
4 Class Course
DURATION
4 hours 

Payment options: Credit Card or PayPal.

he Big Mind Process is a Western approach to consciousness that aims to integrate the spiritual awakening of the East and the psychological understanding of the West – the spiritual and the worldly – without ignoring their shadows.

Led by Dennis Merzel, this course explores and helps us directly experience how our minds can become our greatest friend and ally. The Big Mind process combines Eastern Zen with a Western technique called Voice Dialogue, which has its roots in Jungian psychology.

Course Description

The mind is a wonderful thing. Capable of brilliant thought and creativity, as well as bringing misery and suffering. How can we understand and work with it? How can we channel this great gift and resource to bring love and joy to our lives and relationships?

Ken Wilber describes Dennis Merzel’s Big Mind Process as “arguably the most important and original discovery in the last two centuries of Buddhism.”

Big Mind is rooted in Jungian Psychology and in Eastern Zen.
According to Dennis Merzel, there is a transcendent awareness – a Big Mind, a Big Heart – present and readily accessible to each and every one of us. When we realize it, we see it is the source of true peace, happiness, satisfaction, courage and joy. And yet we don’t know how to access it, we don’t know how to bring it into our awareness. We don’t know how to manifest it or embody it. With the Big Mind technique Merzel has found a way to realize this awareness into one’s life.

This program is ideal if you want to be able to

  • Explore either Zen Buddhism or Jungian psychology even though you are new, and feel drawn to both fields as a personal practice. 
  • As a therapist want to learn a new skill for either your practice or your personal life.
  • Explore Jung’s perspective of how Eastern philosophies should be approached in the West. 
  • Learn the Jungian-based method of voice dialogue, and how Zen Buddhism can be integrated for a Western mindset.
  • Use the voice dialogue method with the Zen tradition in order to get to know and befriend different aspects of your own psyche / Big Mind.

Course overview

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
4 video recordings
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teacher

Dennis merzel

Dennis Merzel is an American Zen and spirituality teacher. He was a student and is heir of the Japanese-born Zen teacher Taizan Maezumi.

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