On the Mission
Reverend Chip's Weekly Column

Our mind is like a large company with many employees who are not entirely sure who their boss is.  Zen master Dennis Genpo Merzel adapted the western psychological technique of "voice dialogue" to interview our mental employees, and help them understand their place in the larger scheme of things.  This can bring clarity and focus to our life in general.  It also helps to break down our identification with the self, so the mental interviews can continue, all the way to tran-personal "voices" such as Big Heart (universal compassion) and Big Mind (universal intelligence).  

Many of us believe that there is a lure toward the Good, or "the Force" or a piece of the Divine in each of us.  Merzel's "Big Mind" process allows us to feel that part of us, in a simple and surprisingly effective way. 

The process can also liberate forgotten or repressed parts of our selves.  Since virtually all of our mental employees get interviewed, we have the opportunity to connect with those parts we have ignored or deliberately held back.  By not talking about content, but only about their "job" inside our head, we can reconnect with their value, and open up the possibility of embracing all of our employees, thus re-integrating our selves and becoming more whole.

Rev. Chip Roush