305. Loch Kelly

Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is the author of, Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness. He is an educator, licensed psychotherapist and recognized leader in the field of nondual meditation who was asked to teach Sutra Mahamudra by Mingyur Rinpoche and nondual meditation by Adyashanti. Loch has worked in community mental health, established homeless shelters and counseled family members of 9/11. He is the founder of the non-profit Open-Hearted Awareness Institute. Loch collaborates with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU to study how awareness training can enhance compassion and well-being. For more information, visit lochkelly.org.

Loch Kelly in panel discussion:: “Emptiness is also Form”

Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 8/29/2015

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction and Background of Guest
  • 00:05:38 – Awakening and the Unfolding Process
  • 00:10:57 – The Metaphor of the Reflecting Mirror
  • 00:15:04 – Shifting into Pure Awareness
  • 00:18:56 – The Continual Unfolding of Awakening
  • 00:22:24 – The Dance of Awareness and the Multidimensionality of Reality
  • 00:26:37 – Dancing between Relative and Ultimate Reality
  • 00:30:55 – Exploring Different Spiritual Traditions
  • 00:34:45 – Popcorn Satsang and Mutuality with Awakening
  • 00:39:02 – Living Your Life without Manipulation
  • 00:42:50 – The Flow State and Awakening
  • 00:46:13 – Shifting out of the Ego Identity
  • 00:49:57 – The Mini-me and the Developmental Stage
  • 00:53:40 – Letting go of the ego
  • 00:57:03 – Exploring Presence in the Midst of Problems
  • 01:01:24 – Finding Well-being in Presence
  • 01:04:41 – Dipping into the Vast Reservoir of Bliss
  • 01:08:33 – Tuning in while driving a taxi cab
  • 01:11:48 – Moving from Attention to Awareness
  • 01:15:26 – Shifting Awareness: Seeing, Thinking, Hearing
  • 01:19:39 – Awakening to Pure Awareness
  • 01:24:20 – Healing Trauma Through Awareness and Presence
  • 01:28:15 – Awakening and Emotional Maturity
  • 01:32:49 – Misbehavior and the Reputation of Spiritual Awakening
  • 01:36:35 – Exploring Different Perspectives and Inner Dialogue
  • 01:40:12 – The Importance of Interpersonal Relationships
  • 01:43:53 – Developing Compassion and Holistic Growth
  • 01:47:58 – The Wholeness of Life and Personal Growth
  • 01:51:07 – Accessing the Potential Within Us
  • 01:55:43 – Awakening and its Potential in Education
  • 01:59:56 – Interview with an “Ordinary Spiritual Awakening Person”

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