Midnights with the Mystic

Constructed around a series of late-night conversations around a campfire between Cheryl Simone and Sadhguru Vasudev on an Island in the middle of a Western North Carolina lake near her mountain home, “Midnights with the Mystic” is the most thorough exposition of the teachings of India’s most sought after mystic. Sadhguru challenges us to embrace the possibility that to each of us is available a higher realm of reality, a peak of consciousness; an entree into the realm of freedom and bliss.

Simone was the typical baby boomer in search of an authentic spiritual experience. Professionally successful, yet spiritually arid, she discovered a way into what she was looking for in the teachings of Sadhguru. Concrete and down-to-earth, “Midnights with the Mystic” both provides readers with an introduction to profound spiritual teaching and a personal glimpse of a charismatic guru.

About the Author
Sadhguru is a realized yogi, mystic, and visionary who has dedicated himself to the elevation of the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of all people. He is an author and opinion maker who is regularly invited to speak at leading international forums. He has spoken at many prestigious global conferences such as the World Peace Summit at the United Nations and the World Economic Forum. Sadhguru is often described as a contemporary spiritual leader since he belongs to no particular tradition and incorporates aspects of yogic sciences that are most relevant for modern-day life into his teachings and practices. His scientific methods for self-transformation have universal appeal. Sadhguru’s insights into the mechanisms of life are an outcome of his profound experience of the self and serve as a guide to exploring the deeper dimensions of life. His life and work serve as reminders that the inner science of yoga is not esoteric philosophy from an outdated past, but is absolutely relevant and applicable to our lives today. Sadhguru established the Isha Foundation, a volunteer-run international nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating human potential. The Foundation is headquartered at Isha Yoga Center in southern India and at Isha Institute of Inner-sciences in the United States. Under the guidance of Sadhguru and driven by a sense of oneness, love, and a deep longing to reach out and share, the Isha Foundation has also implemented several large-scale human service projects for rural upliftment, education reform, environmental stewardship, as well as holistic and healthy living.

Cheryl Simone, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, is a multi-talented writer of original songs, poetry, and short stories. She began writing at a very young age. Cheryl enjoys writing stories from her soul that releases emotions everyone can relate to. She is the daughter of Thomas L. and Vera M. Brown, and mother of two extraordinary children, Jawane and Jazzmen Hooper. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and ministering to people whose souls are hanging in the balance.

SEREY KIM