Loch Kelly is a meditation teacher and licensed psychotherapist that teaches awakening through small glimpses many times throughout daily life. He joins us to discuss the nature of suffering, paths to freedom from suffering, and how we can shift into the free and joyous consciousness that's already always here.
0:00 Intro 2:34 What is suffering? 5:02 Do resistance, contraction, and immersion in thought fit into your understanding of suffering? 8:11 What are the stages of awakening? 17:13 Emptiness 22:16 One taste, vipassana, and approaches to awakening 26:32 Moving from witness consciousness to one taste 31:48 Differences in subtle energy and head oriented people 35:10 Glimpse practices for non-dual awareness 50:08 A map of awakening 55:36 The importance of working with parts to stabilize awakening 1:01:17 What is nirvana/enlightenment? 1:05:58 Everything being OK when you're not OK 1:08:15 Loch's overview of the pragmatics of the effortless mindfulness approach 1:14:53 A glimpse: What's here now when there's no problem to solve? 1:25:05 How to continue practicing through the stages of awakening 1:27:55 Are there risks with practicing pointing out instructions? 1:30:10 What is Loch's experience given his years of practice? 1:38:01Outro
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