Nondual Mindfulness: Sam Harris & Loch Kelly

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Nov 8, 2023

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Sam Harris

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Loch Kelly

Renowned author, meditation teacher, and neuroscientist, Sam Harris, and creator of the mindful glimpses app, Loch Kelly, have an insightful conversation about meditation, non-duality, and mindfulness. They explore their early encounters with teachings, the uses of attention and different types of awareness, and offer a practical exercise for transitioning to non-dual awareness and embodied compassion. They also discuss the profound impact of instructions and finding one's own approach to mindfulness. Lastly, they delve into the dissolution of ego defenses, the concept of the small self, and integrating mindfulness into everyday life.

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Sam Harris' Teacher Meeting Journey

Sam Harris describes a challenging journey to meet his teacher Tukor Ergen, including multiple trips and dealing with gatekeepers.
This personal story highlights perseverance and the importance of direct experience in spiritual practice.

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Freely Given Direct Insight

The direct transmission by Tukor Ergen was freely given without preliminaries as he saw no change after lengthy retreats.
Recognizing true nature is a subtle insight that might seem trivial but is profound and life-transforming.

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Nonduality Glimpses Are Subtle

Initial glimpses of nonduality can be fleeting and ordinary, often leaving people unsure of their significance.
Continued exploration reveals its power to relieve suffering and reorient perception beyond the small self.

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Join Loch Kelly the creator of the mindful glimpses app in this insightful conversation with renowned author, meditation teacher and neuroscientist, Sam Harris. In this deep dialogue, Loch and Sam explore the vast landscape of meditation, non-duality. They share their personal early encounters with Dzogchen and Mahamudra teachers and teachings. Sam and Loch offer distinctive contemporary perspectives on mindfulness and non-duality, shedding light on how mindfulness can be a powerful gateway to understanding what creates suffering and a doorway to access our true nature which liberates us. The uses of attention and different types of awareness are also explored, along with a practical exercise to transition from the spotlight of attention to a more expansive and encompassing non-dual awareness and a natural embodied compassion.

51:57 The episode features Loch offering a guided practice which Sam then participates in and then shares what he experiences. This short inquiry style glimpse is designed to explore non-dual awareness and familiarize listeners with the next stages of embodied presence and awake loving flow consciousness. These mindful glimpses serve as invaluable tools for experiencing ways to access the awake consciousness that is already here within all of us.

You can now explore all of Loch Kelly's practices and teachings on the new Mindful Glimpses app, found at https://lochkelly.org/mindful-glimpses. This innovative meditation and wellness app offers daily micro-meditations, step by step programs, and simple-yet-advanced tools for awakening.

Sam Harris, an author, philosopher, and neuroscientist, explores a wide array of subjects, from neuroscience and moral philosophy to religion and meditation. With a philosophy degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA, Sam is also an accomplished meditation practitioner, having trained with various teachers. He's made meditation more accessible through the creation of the Waking Up app, offering a modern and scientific approach. Sam also hosts the critically acclaimed Making Sense Podcast. https://www.samharris.org/

Loch Kelly is the creator of the Mindful Glimpses app, award winning author, psychotherapist, and nondual meditation teacher known for his unique practical methods that support awakening as the next natur

Loch is the creator of the Mindful Glimpses app, and an award-winning author, psychotherapist, and non-dual meditation teacher. He is also known for his unique practical methods that support awakening as the next natural stage of human development. Backed by modern neuroscience and psychology, Loch introduces Effortless Mindfulness, which combines an ancient form of nondual meditation and IFS psychology that allows immediate access to our embodied awake nature which arises as our calm, clear, and compassionate healing capacity.

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