103: Loch Kelly - The One You Feed

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This week we talk to Loch Kelly about awake awareness

Loch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW, is a teacher, consultant, and leader in the field of meditation and psychotherapy who was asked to teach by Mingyur Rinpoche and Adyashanti. The founder of the Open-Hearted Awareness Institute, he is an emerging voice in modernizing meditation, social engagement, and collaborating with neuroscientists to study how awareness training can enhance compassion and well-being.

His book is called Shift into Freedom:The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness and the excellent audio companion features the glimpse practices discussed on the show and many more.

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In This Interview Loch Kelly and I Discuss…

The One You Feed parable
The 4 types of parable interpretations
His new book
The idea of awareness
How to feel, know, be & live from our awareness
The “pointing out instructions” can enable us to access our true nature at any time
Glimpse practices that we can use to discover & experience our true nature
The difference between a glimpse practice & a meditative state
That the Tibetan word for meditation is literally translated as “familiarize”
What “awake awareness” means
How to experience the bliss & joy of thought-free awareness
How to function as “continuous intuition”
That our thoughts & feelings are not the center of who we are
How to keep difficult emotions from overwhelming you
What “local awareness” is