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"

Save

Save