Re:waking/dream and Deep sleep

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Dear Bhagavatha,

Let me share my knowledge about the

topic in question from visista-advaita point of view:-

 

Before going into the topic let me point out the

nature of jiva in the aspect of it being a Knower or

gnaatr.

 

The Jiva atman has gnanam or consciousness as its

essential(Dharmi) or substantive nature, which is the

implication of the term "I".This is self luminous and

hence is self revealed.This nature also qualifies it

as being a "Knower" or "Pratyagatman".

 

The Jiva also has consciousness as its eternal

attribute,which can only show objects to the jiva it

is connected with,but cannot know unlike the jiva,who

is a knower.This attributive consciousness is called

Dharmabhuta gnanam.By this the knower can know objects

which include prakriti(objects of material nature),the

jiva himself(as in self realization),other jivas and

the paramaatman(in the state of moksha).

 

It is to be noted that attributive consciousness which

is a dravya or substance in itself is subjected to

modifications due to forces of karma in bondage and

the substantive consciousness is never capable of

being modified either in bondage or release.

 

A typical conscious entity is compared to sun and its

rays,fire and its flame in the upanishads and Bhagavad

geetha.

 

Now,coming to the three states of consciousness with

the above understanding of the self:-

 

1.Waking state :- Here Dharmabhuta gnanam,which is the

attribute of the self revealed knower, flows through

the different senses starting from manas in the realm

of prakriti and contacts various objects existing

independent of the mind and illumines both the object

and itself, and the knower in question knows this.

 

2. Dream state :- Here Dharmabhuta gnanam is

withdrawn(or modified) towards the knower to the

extent that it illumines the mind.Here the knower

knows all the objects created by the mind due to

forces of karma,which is under the control of the

lord.

 

3. Deep sleep :- Here Dharmabhuta gnanam is modified

to

such an extent by Tamas a quality of prakriti,that the

 

knower does not know anything or there is no act of

knowing.

 

It is to be noted that the "I" is

continuous(permanent) and unchanging in all these

three states of consciousness based on ones own

experience and the authority of scriptures.

 

I hope the above analysis satisfies the questions of

Mr.Kvardar.

 

Sri krishnaarpanamasthu

Suresh B.N.

 

 

 

 

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