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Introduction to Big Mind Zen with Genpo Roshi
4-Class Series
Four Consecutive Saturdays
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Hawaii Time (HST)
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM Pacific Time (PST)
Embark on a Transformative Journey into Zen and the
Big Mind!
Are you yearning for clarity, inner peace, and a deeper connection with yourself? Join us for an enlightening workshop led by Zen Master Genpo Roshi, the visionary founder of the Big Mind Process, where you’ll delve into the profound teachings of Zen.
In this immersive experience, you’ll uncover the core principles of Zen and Big Mind that can seamlessly integrate attentiveness, mindfulness and tranquility into your everyday life.
What to Expect
Discover the Big Mind Process: This unique approach will help you easily tap into different facets of your consciousness, allowing you to unlock your true potential.
Engage in Guided Meditations: Participate in meditative practices that deepen your awareness and foster a stronger connection to yourself and those around you.
Participate in Meaningful Discussion: Learn to practice the Big Mind Process as a way to be in touch with various aspects within you and have insights and reflections that enrich your understanding of Zen and your personal journey.
Who Should Attend?
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.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to transform your mind and heart. Reserve your spot today and take bold steps toward a more mindful, fulfilling life—free from the constraints of fear and anxiety. Join us in this journey to a deeper understanding of yourself!
Living Zen with Genpo Roshi's Successor Teachers
Living Zen are special Zoom classes with Genpo Roshi's Successor Teachers, Mark Kanchi Esterman Roshi, Mary Ellen Jisho Sloan Roshi, and Alexandra Mushin Gericke Sensei, Charlotte Jigen Juul Sensei and Kamie Keiyaku Buddemeier Sensei in rotation.
It's a time to ask your Zen practice questions and share your experiences with everyone in the group. Each of Genpo Roshi's Successor Teachers has a wealth of experience and will offer their unique perspectives to help guide you on your Zen path.
Open to the Public for a $25.00 suggested donation.
These classes are included in all Student Path subscriptions. Students will receive notifications and Zoom links automatically via email and do not have to register.
Sunday Public Talk with
Genpo Roshi
Sunday, February 1, 2026
9:00 AM Hawaii Time (HST)
11:00 AM Pacific Time (PST)
Four Consecutive Tuesdays in February
Loss and Grief — and Zenwith Mark Kanchi Esterman Roshi
This is an opportunity to share and explore our experiences of loss and grief and their relation to our Zen practice. The losses we experience come in many forms, not only persons and relationships but pets, health, jobs, possessions. Rather than a course about an abstract or impersonal subject, these classes address our personal experiences and the questions that arise from them — questions which many if not all of us Zen practitioners have faced or are facing in our own lives.
"I feel you’re bringing the heart of Zen and you’re manifesting it in the Loss and Grief class…. I feel it’s something really important you’ve added to the Sangha. It goes beyond ego, beyond personal, pride and jealousy and all that stuff, it goes beyond. It's just human to human. It's just real. It's authentic, genuine.” — Genpo Roshi
Registration Opening Soon
A Day of Meditation
Sunday, February 22
Salt Lake City, UT
In-person & Online
Are you seeking peace of mind, looking for a way to help embrace the challenges of life, or to find a way to tap into that stream of equanimity? If so you may wish to join this meditation gathering.
Sunday, February 22nd we are gathering for a Day of Meditation, virtually and in-person in Salt Lake City’s historic avenues in a beautiful meditation space .
For additional information contact chet@bigmind.org
Full or part-time participation - donations accepted
Zazenkai location address will be provided in your registration confirmation email.
Schedule:
5-Day Big Heart Online Virtual Retreat with Genpo Roshi
Turning Drama to Dharma in Your Life
More information coming soon!
Big Mind:
Deepening the Voices
For those who wish to go deeper
Guided by the founder of Big Mind®️, Genpo Roshi
Follow Up Series to Introduction to Big Mind Zen
Four Tuesdays
March 3, 10, 17 & 31
This four-week series is open only to those who have completed the Big Mind Beginner Introduction.
Meeting once a week for one hour, this series focuses on deepening, stabilizing, and integrating access to the Big Mind voices. The emphasis is on embodiment and maturity — allowing the insights of Big Mind to become lived experience rather than temporary states.
This work is guided directly by Genpo Roshi and reflects five decades of lived practice, inquiry, and teaching.
What you’ll receive:
This is not training to become a facilitator. It is not therapy. It is a guided deepening of awakening and integration.
Format
Mary Ellen Seien Roshi and Charlotte Jigen Sensei
An Inquiry into The Five Poisons, Core Fear, and Sangha Awakening
Seeing the Patterns Clearly
We begin by working directly with the Five Poisons:
Greed, Anger, Ignorance, Pride, and Jealousy
Transforming Reactivity into Wisdom
March 28 – April 1 | Live on Zoom with Genpo Roshi
This five-day online retreat offers a rare opportunity to pause, turn inward, and directly experience Big Heart in the midst of everyday life. Practicing together in an intimate group of just 10 participants, you’ll receive direct guidance, personal attention, and support for integrating awakening into your relationships and daily life.
Online participation removes the burden of travel while maintaining depth, connection, and real-time sangha practice.
To find the retreat times for your time zone please visit www.worldtimebuddy.com
Four Consecutive Tuesdays in April
The Sixth Patriarch & the Platform Sutra
3-Day Online Masterclass April 24-26
More information coming soon
Four Consecutive Tuesdays
This is an opportunity to share and explore our experiences of loss and grief and their relation to our Zen practice. The losses we experience come in many forms, not only persons and relationships but pets, health, jobs, possessions, and so on. Rather than a course about an abstract or impersonal subject, these classes address our personal experiences and the questions that arise from them — questions which many if not all of us Zen practitioners have faced or are facing in our own lives.
5-Day Summer Retreat with Genpo Roshi
Oregon,USA
May 30 - June 3
In-Person · Limited to 25 Participants
Birthday Commemoration for Genpo Roshi and Shiho Retreat for Paul Thielking
Four Consecutive Tuesdays in June
5-Day Big Heart Retreat with Genpo Roshi
July 27 - 31 (Retreat Dates)
Opening dinner July 26
Goodbye Breakfast (optional), August 1
Four Consecutive Tuesdays in August
Mazu & the Rinzai Stream
3-Day Online Masterclass August 28-30
5-Day Sesshin
Shiho for Shozen
Maine
Four Consecutive Tuesdays in October
5-Day Big Successor Retreat with Genpo Roshi
Big Island of Hawaii
October 12 - October 16 (Retreat Dates)
Opening dinner October 11
Goodbye Breakfast (optional), October 17
Rohatsu Retreat
December 3 - 8
Salt Lake City, UT & Zoom Virtual Meeting
Four Consecutive Tuesdays in December
Sekito & the Soto Stream
3-Day Online Masterclass December 11-13
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