Awareness: Coming Out
of the Darkness and Into the Light
~ Gwilda Wiyaka ~
Evolution is a process of waking up to greater levels
of reality. Waking up requires we become mindful of where we are unconscious,
or asleep, to what is. As we enter the Aquarian age and more expansive
frequencies, the light is available for us to see more than in times past – if
we open our eyes and are willing to look.
This is not as easy as it may sound. In effect, we
have been asleep for generations upon generations.
Unconsciousness and a limited perception of reality has become imbedded, not
only into our belief systems, but our very DNA. In addition, like a frozen limb
coming back to life, the process of waking up can be a painful one. Waking up
results in the awareness of the heartlessness imbuing our world and our
unwitting participation in it. The resulting guilt and shame tend to drive us
right back into denial and unconsciousness.
How can we break this nonproductive cycle? What is
required to embrace the light and remain present? What can help us move out of
the darkness of times past and evolve into our potential?
With us this hour to explore this process of awakening
is Loch Kelly, author of the highly
acclaimed, “The Way of Effortless Mindfulness.” Loch is a graduate of Columbia
University and has been a leading meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and seminar
leader for more than 25 years. Loch has worked in community mental health and
counseled family members after 9/11. Founder of the nonprofit Open-Hearted
Awareness Institute, Loch collaborates with neuroscientists at Yale, the
University of Pennsylvania, and NYU, to study how awareness training can
enhance compassion and wellbeing.
His website: lochkelly.org
Thanks so much Gwilda for a fascinating and heartfelt discussion about how to awaken for the benefit of all. Here is the link to my new book, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness, which gives simple methods to awaken in the midst of your daily lives. There are free gifts available when you buy a book. https://lochkelly.org/way-of-effortless-mindfulness/ Enjoy, Loch
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