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