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

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The implication of the title - Buddha at the Gas Pump - is that ordinary people are experiencing higher states of consciousness once thought to be rare and difficult to attain. People everywhere are undergoing a shift or awakening to their true nature. For some, this shift has been abrupt and dramatic. For others, it has been so gradual that they may not have realized it has occurred. Such shifts, or awakenings, are not new: Christ spoke of the Kingdom of Heaven within, Buddhists speak of Nirvana, Zen masters of Satori, Hindus of Moksha, but these traditions generally regard these states as rare and difficult to attain. Many people are therefore skeptical of claims of higher states of consciousness. They find it hard to believe that apparently ordinary friends and neighbors might be experiencing something extraordinary. Maybe they expect Enlightenment to look as remarkable on the outside as it is reputed to be on the inside. This show will attempt to dispel skepticism and misconceptions by week after week, allowing otherwise ordinary people to relate their experience of spiritual awakening. The terminology is tricky, because there are no universally agreed upon definitions to describe this experience. So please forgive us if we use some unfamiliar terms. We will try to clarify our definitions as we go along. Perhaps, after a while, those listening will become convinced that genuine and permanent spiritual awakenings are not just a pipe dream, but are real and are becoming relatively commonplace. These podcasts are the audio track of a weekly interview show which may be seen as videos on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/buddhaatthegaspump). Also see the main site: http://batgap.com. For search purposes, I will add the following to this description - batgap, Buddha at the Gaspump, Buddah at the Gas Pump.