About this episode
Kosi is a Direct Path Advaita Vedanta Satsang Teacher in the Śiva Kaśyapa Lineage. This teaching is powerful support for a dynamic shift in your consciousness from the fear, sadness, anger, anxiety, and frustration of your mind to the indescribable peace and happiness of your heart. Satsang with Kosi is an extremely potent initiation and transmission of the non-dual teaching of Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi and her holiness Sri Amma Karunamayi. Websites: kosi.org YouTube channel First BatGap interview with Kosi She is the author of: Organic Awakening – A Simple Guide for Living a Free and Happy Life Absence of Doubt: When the Search for Enlightenment Stops (Includes an interview with Gangaji) Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded July 21, 2018. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:44 - The Journey to Arunachala and the Mystical Experience with Ramana Maharshi 00:09:49 - A Mystical Encounter with Ramana Maharshi 00:14:35 - The Visceral Experience of the Mountain 00:19:36 - Kosi-Sunyata: The Spiritual Practice of Taking on an Indian Name 00:24:38 - Meeting Gangaji and the Dalai Lama 00:29:39 - The Confusion of Mystical Experiences 00:34:10 - Turning Within for Fulfillment 00:38:49 - The Lineage of Ramana Maharshi and the Divine Feminine 00:43:39 - Awakening, Liberation, and Self-Realization 00:48:15 - The Genetic Mind and Self-Inquiry 00:51:52 - The Challenge of Staying in the Self 00:55:18 - The Danger of Placing Teachers on Pedestals 00:58:53 - Betrayal and Transition 01:02:23 - The Sacred Cow Shed and Ramana's Prophecy 01:06:15 - The Manifestation of Shiva 01:10:00 - The Power of Mantra 01:13:35 - The Science Behind Mantras and Practices 01:17:02 - The Variety of Spiritual Practices and Techniques 01:20:22 - The Awakening Experience 01:23:53 - The Integration of Activity and Awakening 01:27:15 - The quest for maintaining realization 01:30:39 - The Drawing of the Self in 3D 01:33:59 - The Tariya State and the Seed Letters of OM 01:37:46 - The Power of the AUM Sound and Mantras 01:41:56 - The Radical Return to Effort and Perseverance 01:45:28 - Falling through the trap door of reflective consciousness 01:48:35 - Ramana Maharshi's Genius Drawing 01:51:47 - Culturing the Habit of Liberation 01:55:05 - The importance of consistency and application 01:58:20 - Concluding Remarks