Direct Awakening in Meditation: From Mindfulness to Knowingness

This offering is for those who want to have a direct awakening in meditation through this highest knowledge. Swami-ji translated and wrote numerous commentaries on many ancient yogic scriptures. He also spoke endlessly to international students for over fifty years. His exalted and unprecedented teachings are revolutionary and practical as they suit the modern world. He often said that you don't get to freedom from bondage. He never bound anyone into a strict schedule or routine. He once told me that I was like Bharati for his teachings. Bharati elucidated Shankaracharya's thought.

The purpose of this book is to consolidate many enlightening articles I wrote over forty years, based on sessions with my teacher, Swami Shyam (We affectionately call him Swami-ji or Guru-ji). I also published many articles that I put into the chapters of this book as they address critical topics of his teachings. They can help you to understand this knowledge systematically. They include lessons based on the questions in Satsang (the daily yoga philosophy session we had with Swami-ji). Swami-ji answered many students' inquiries, and as the questions are like the ones we all have, they may be answers to your questions too. His expression is unique and spontaneous and leads you to his enlightened vision, which is a direct awakening of your true Self.