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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