Friday, March 17, 2023

4 states of consciousness

 Mandukya Upanishad 

Vaishvanara - waking state

 one lives with all senses turned outward

Aware only of the  external world!!!

Taijasa-  Dreaming state

Senses turned inward

One enacts impressions of past deeds and present desires

Prajna - state of deep sleep

One neither dreams nor sleeps, no mind,

no separateness -But sleeper not conscious of this!

Turiya - super-conscious state 

Neither inward nor outward

Beyond senses and intellect ,

In which there is none other than the Lord!

He is the Supreme goal of life!

In Aum (commonly chanted as Om)

A stands for Vaishvanara 

U stands for Taijasa

M stands Prajna

Turiya stands at the end of AUM !!!


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