Big Mind/Big Heart

Big Mind/Big Heart Kanzeon Big Mind is here to support your Western Zen practice

Genpo Merzel Roshi's Big Mind process combines Zen and Western psychotherapy to help make a profound shift in perspective and awaken to your true nature.

European sangha, this one's for you.Join Genpo Roshi for an hour of pure, direct transmission through the practice of za...
02/04/2026

European sangha, this one's for you.
Join Genpo Roshi for an hour of pure, direct transmission through the practice of zazen.
The first three weeks will be dedicated to sitting zazen in silence. On the fourth week, Roshi will offer a Dharma talk followed by questions about your practice.
If you're brand new to meditation, you're welcome to join the call half an hour early, and a Kanzeon monk will offer basic sitting instructions.
https://bigmind.org/event-6543215
(Of course, this event is for everyone, but will be happening in the middle of the night in North America/early Saturday mornings in Europe.)

01/29/2026

More from Genpo Roshi about fear.
Are you curious about Zen? Join our next Sunday talk.
www.bigmind.org

01/27/2026

Genpo Roshi talks about working with fear.
If you'd like to learn more, please sign up for Roshi's next weekly Sunday talk.
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The world feels like it’s on fire. Politics no longer seem to work. Our personal lives feel stretched. Many of us sense ...
01/24/2026

The world feels like it’s on fire. Politics no longer seem to work. Our personal lives feel stretched. Many of us sense a quiet panic—showing up in our businesses, our families, our relationships, and even in our own hearts.

Genpo Roshi invites you to spend five days with in a live Online Big Heart Retreat—a space to pause, breathe, and turn toward what is actually happening within you. As many of you already know, these online gatherings can be incredibly powerful. Sometimes we even feel they are more intimate than in-person retreats, because we can truly see each other—face to face, heart to heart.

From March 28 – April 1, we’ll meet daily from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM (Honolulu time) on Zoom.

This retreat is intentionally limited to just 10 participants to keep the container intimate and allow for real depth, connection, and individual attention.

Roshi is offering this retreat online very intentionally. By meeting virtually, more of you can participate without the expense or disruption of long-distance travel. You can enter this retreat from your own home, right in the middle of your real life—where practice truly matters.

Even for seasoned practitioners, these five days offer something rare:

A chance to slow down and listen beneath your usual practices
Direct guidance into Big Heart—not as an idea, but as lived experience
Fresh clarity around patterns that may still be shaping your life
A renewed sense of purpose and direction in uncertain times
Deeper compassion for yourself and others, no longer run by fear
Real integration of awakening into your relationships and daily life
A living sangha field—practicing together in real time
Over these five days, Roshi will invite you into a direct experience of Big Heart—where fear softens, presence deepens, and your life is guided not by fear, but by the compassion that naturally emerges.

Join us:
https://bigmind.org/online-big-heart-retreats

New this year at Kanzeon! Sangha Monks' Monthly MeetingA Monthly Space for Practice, Connection, and Mutual SupportWe we...
01/18/2026

New this year at Kanzeon! Sangha Monks' Monthly Meeting
A Monthly Space for Practice, Connection, and Mutual Support

We welcome anyone who has received Shukke Tokudo or Bodhisattva Vows to join this monthly group of ‘Sangha Monks’. This meeting series is an opportunity to connect with fellow monks to share with each other about what it means to be a monk in a non-monastic setting, and to explore the challenges and opportunities involved with maintaining practice in our daily lives. The intention of the group is to create a regular meeting space to support one another, to support Genpo Roshi and other teachers, and to support the sangha.

https://bigmind.org/event-6478702?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=1/18/2026

Photo from Shukke Tokudo ceremony , August 2024.

Have you ever read Big Mind Big Heart by Genpo Roshi? This beloved text is one of Roshi's foundational books.If you're c...
01/07/2026

Have you ever read Big Mind Big Heart by Genpo Roshi? This beloved text is one of Roshi's foundational books.
If you're curious to learn the Big Mind process, to foster a stronger connection to yourself and those around you, and to tap into different aspects of yourself, join Roshi for a 4 week intro:
https://bigmind.org/event-6492690

Start at the beginning: join the next Intro to Big Mind Zen with Genpo Roshi. January 10th.This workshop is ideal for be...
01/02/2026

Start at the beginning: join the next Intro to Big Mind Zen with Genpo Roshi. January 10th.
This workshop is ideal for beginners, the curious, and the very serious dedicated to exploring Zen and Big Mind principles. Whether you’re just starting your journey or looking to elevate your personal growth, this experience is for you.
https://bigmind.org/event-6492690

Dear sangha, thank you for your practice in 2025. Thank you for your commitment to our often cyber, but sometimes in-per...
12/30/2025

Dear sangha, thank you for your practice in 2025. Thank you for your commitment to our often cyber, but sometimes in-person, community. Kanzeon members live all around the world: cyber teachers, cyber monks, cyber lay practitioners. We're so lucky to be able to create timeless bonds together in our virtual meetings.

We love you and we look forward to sharing the buddha-dharma together in 2026.

The photo in this post is from the altar in the entryway to the B Street Zendo in Salt Lake City, set up during our Rohatsu retreat this month.

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