States of Consciousness
States of consciousness: States of Consciousness – The five states are Waking Jagrat avastha , Dreaming, Sapna avastha, Dreamless sleep, Sushupti avasthe Turiyam (fourth) state Turiyateetam (state beyond the fourth). 1. Waking, Jagrat avastha : The Jiva or the individual self uses 14 tatvas - five organs of perception, five organs of action, and four facets of the antaḥkaraṇa. Using these, the individual detects the gross objects in their respective fields and engages with them. Hence, allowing the Jiva to be in the waking state. The individual experiences the world around him through his perceptions. 2. Dreaming, Sapna avastha : The individual picks up impressions consciously or unconsciously during the waking state. Consequently, the mind later uses these imprints to show a world of experience, which refers to the dream state or svapna. 3 . Dreamless sleep, Sushupti avastha : The sushupti avastha is nothing but a state of blissful ignorance . ...