463. Kosi, 2nd Interview

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