Midnights with the Mystic: A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss

This book centers around conversations that the author Cheryl Simone had with Sadhguru. It is not a book written by Sadhguru which are the ones I’ve enjoyed in the past. It didn’t really interest me and I only got about halfway through before I gave up on it. I’d look for books written by Sadhguru if you really want insight into his teachings.

If, like me, you have seen the recent webcasts with Eckhart Tolle and Oprah and have found meaning in the teachings in "A New Earth", you will find that this book adds both depth and dimension to what you have learned there. There is so much clarity and wisdom in this mystic's words that they will leave you dumbfounded. Plus, he offers contemporary techniques that go far beyond the "self-improvement tools" we've all tried for years. Take a dip into this deep pool and you will come away transformed.

This is a book that you read effortlessly, despite the fact that it addresses some of life's most difficult questions. I was taken by the fact that Richard from Texas (the character that so many of us love from Eat, Pray, Love) wrote the forward and that Richard is a devotee of the mystic, Sadghuru Jaggi Vasudev, who is a co-author. I also found that I could easily identify with the other author Cheryl Simone, her trials and personal struggles, and her search for someone to help her make sense of this life. How fortunate she was to have the attention of her guru for a whole week - I had a chance to meet him at the Washington, D.C. launch of the book last week that I had learned about on the Isha Foundation website. I urge anyone who is a seeker to avail yourself of the opportunity to sit with him and listen to his practical wisdom.

A wondefully accessible book. I love this man's perspective on life and spirituality - it was truly moving. This book took me by surprise. I would recommend to anyone interested in spirituality and exploring te possiblities life has to offer.

Midnights with the Mystic: A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss What a wonderful recounting of her encounters with a truly remarkable man. So many spiritual teachers are so lofty and out of this world that they lose me. Her teacher is so insightful and yet he is also grounded and practical at the same time. This is a book that I feel sure that I will read many times. And thank you to Cheryl for sharing so much of your own journey. It makes the book even richer to hear of your spiritual quest along with the wisdom and insights of your teacher.

This is the most extraordinary book I have read on Spirituality and the importance of Yoga in ones life. Yoga as explained by the Guru is a technology to transcend ones limitations and in unifying with the infinite. The Author Cheryl Simone takes you through her life and exploration of spirituality that leads her to India's most renowned Guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. Her midnight conversations with the master at her lakehouse in Tennessee are thought provoking and address the most simple and subtle aspects on life that we are unaware of. I would highly highly recommend this book to all readers who want to live life in full awareness.