The correct method to display text directly into the active console with a synchronous EEM applet policy is by using the puts command. The puts command in EEM (Embedded Event Manager) is used to output messages to the console. In the context of the given options, option C is the correct one because it uses the puts command to display the message 'logging directly to console' to the active console session.
References:
* Cisco Community discussion on sending 'show' command outputs to console/terminal using EEM1.
* Cisco documentation on Writing Embedded Event Manager Policies Using the Cisco IOS CLI2.
* Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager Command Reference3.
* Question regarding the method that displays text directly into the active console with a synchronous EEM applet policy4.
* Cisco Press article on Embedded Events Manager5