A modern-day mystic and yogi, Eric Putkonen focuses on the "Direct Path" traditions (a.k.a. Pathless Path): Jnana Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, etc. After searching for thirteen years and awakening in 2005, he has made himself available to whomever wished to speak with him.
He began holding meditations and Satsang ("meetings about the Truth of our Essence") in his home in 2006 and met with individuals privately in order to sit together in silence and point towards who/what we really are.
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"Looking at your words now - I see that I missed how direct they are. I am finding this dokusan with you so precious. Thanks for Satsang."
"You condensed and clarified a difficult subject very adroitly! Thanks for clarifying my muddled thinking. What you stated is so obviously the truth of the matter. Your words remind me of my first Buddhist readings."
"The clearest explanation of Advaita Vedanta since 'Enlightenment for Beginners' by Chuck Hillig." - regarding the podcast Life is But a Dream (ep. 1)
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~ Roeland D. (Netherlands)