Friday is Book Day on the blog, when we take a look at books – old and new — that I highly recommend you not miss. This week’s recommended reading: Big Mind – Big Heart: Finding Your Way, Dennis Genpo Merzel.
Is talking to your own Mind a “conversation with God”? I have often said that this is true, and now comes a book that backs up the thought. The book description of this text at Amazon.com tells us…
“This book presents a highly original and accessible pathway to self-discovery and personal liberation. Since 1999 the Big Mind process has been experienced by many thousands of people in seminars across America. Big Mind employs a Jungian voice dialogue technique that enables people to step out of limited self-concepts into awareness of their many different sub-selves (emotions/mental states).

“In addition to exploration of the more familiar sub-voices like anger and fear, author Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel uses this technique to help people access the ever-present Big Mind/Big Heart awareness – the clear, “just being” awareness and the unconditional compassion that we all can experience. The Big Mind process is now available in book form to bring readers of all backgrounds many benefits including: access to our innate wisdom, compassion and equanimity; openness of mind and ability to shift perspectives; greater presence and empowerment; and appreciation for the wisdom within all of our many sub-selves even ones we tend to dislike or disown, like fear and anger.”
I am intrigued by this title and I think that you will be, too. The review posted at Amazon.com by
Kamie Buddemeier of Marshfield, Wisconsin typifies what I think will be the reaction of most people of developing spiritual consciousness who encounter this book. Here is that commentary…
“This is my first on-line book review ever. I don’t normally take the time, but this particular book is so important that it needs to be shared. It would appear at first to be a self help book, which it also is, but that is only a part of the import here.
“Through this Big Mind process one gains insight first into aspects of the small self and, ultimately, to perspectives that not only transcend the small self but include it – imagine that! To be exposed to different perspectives or “both sides of the coin”, but able to operate from that place that transcends and includes both is life changing.
“The application to the individual is obvious but I believe in actuality goes far beyond the individual. This process can be used by multidisciplinary practitioners to enhance their specialties into more integral models of practice. Master teacher Dennis Genpo Merzel unfolds the process in such an enjoyable, accessible way that I do not think many will fail to see the creative applications that live in this process.
“Absorb the creative process in this book from the Master himself and apply it to your life, your relationships, your career and, most importantly, the world.”