Used particularly within the Zen tradition, the term Big Mind can have different meanings in different contexts, even within Buddhism. Japanese Soto Zen founder Dōgen Zenji uses the phrase in his Tenzo Kyōkun (Instructions to the Chief Cook); as does 20th c. Zen master Shunryu Suzuki in talks collected in the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. "Big Mind" indicates an awareness of reality that transcends the merely personal, or wholly subjective.
The "Big Mind Process" is a specific technique developed by Zen teacher Dennis Merzel that merges Western psychological techniques (specifically Voice Dialogue therapy) with Buddhist conceptions of self and mind.
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