Loch Kelly introduces a direct approach to awaken our freedom and unconditional loving nature. He discusses shifting from the mind to the interconnected Heart Mind. Through a glimpse practice, listeners can discover interconnectedness and unconditional love, leading to healing and well-being.
Awake consciousness is already within us, and we can uncover it by shifting our awareness to subtler dimensions.
Effortless mindfulness encourages us to unlearn prevalent methods of learning and discover our true essence rooted in love and interdependence.
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Awake consciousness already exists within us
According to the podcast, the premise of the direct practice of effortless mindfulness is that awake consciousness is not something that needs to be developed or achieved, but rather, it is already installed within us. By shifting our awareness from the foreground thought-based mind-body consciousness to the subtler dimensions of awareness, we can recognize and uncover this inherent awake consciousness. This practice involves dropping into the background, turning awareness around, or shifting from thinking to seeing/hearing/feeling, and resting as the awareness that arises as our body.
Unlearning to learn
The podcast highlights the need to unlearn the prevalent methods of learning focused on memory, intellect, and information. While information is important and has been traditionally equated with intelligence, the practice of effortless mindfulness encourages us to discover what is more primary and essential. Rather than negating the skills and knowledge we have acquired, this practice aims to uncover the true essence of our being, which is rooted in connection, compassion, and interdependence. It is about recognizing and embodying the love that already exists within us, transcending the limitations of self-judgment and embracing our shared humanity.
Discovering interconnection and love
Effortless mindfulness involves a deep exploration of the heart space and its qualities of boundless love and safety. By shifting our awareness from the head to the heart, we can experience a sense of interconnection and union with ourselves and others. This discovery of essential interconnectedness is described as a process of unhooking awareness from thinking, dropping into subtle dimensions of awareness, and feeling the aliveness and spaciness of our body. Through this practice, we can tap into the fabric of love, a non-dual ground that is not attached to moment-to-moment experiences but remains open-hearted and accepting. This awakened state of being is described as the essence of who we are, and it can transform our relationship with ourselves and the world around us.
In this podcast episode, Loch Kelly introduces a direct approach to help us awaken to the freedom, clarity and our unconditional loving nature that is already within each of us and as each of us. He shows us a way to immediately shift out of our chattering mind and into our embodied interconnected Heart Mind. This method involves shifting what he calls local awake awareness from its current self centered view and into our true nature. This profound nondual realization is that our very nature is the unconditional love we have been seeking.
The episode concludes with a guided glimpse practice where Loch leads listeners through a heart-centered awareness practice, helping them shift from their regular thinking mind to a deeper sense of presence. By dropping into subtler dimensions of awareness, listeners can uncover a feeling of interconnectedness and unconditional love, leading to healing and a sense of well-being.
Experience support for awakening as the next stage of human development through micro-meditations, conversations about mindfulness, nonduality, spirituality, neuroscience and contemporary psychology including Internal Family Systems (IFS). Loch Kelly, author, psychotherapist and meditation teacher, addresses mental health on a deeper level and is known for his thesis, “Awakening is the next natural stage of human development.” Supported by modern neuroscience and psychology, Effortless Mindfulness is an ancient form of nondual meditation which immediately accesses the natural calm, clear, connected, and compassionate dimension already within us. Learn more at https://lochkelly.org.
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