Three states (contd..)

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Namaste All,

 

In this message I'll be talking about the deep sleep state, and the 3

kinds of consiousness.

 

Deep sleep state :

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According to medical science, sleep consists of 2 phases - the REM

and the NREM. REM corresponds to Rapid Eye Movement and NREM

corresponds to non-Rapid Eye Movement.

 

The REM phase , as the name signifies is involved with rapid eye

movements. Normally the person dreams during this phase. In NREM

phase, the eye movements are minimal, and this corresponds to the

deep sleep phase(there's no dreaming in this phase). REM and NREM

phases alternate with each other during the entire sleeping phase.

 

In deep sleep there is no dreaming, and there's absutely no sense of

an 'i'. One does not even know one exists. It's only on returning to

dreaming or waking state, the ego returns and one has the sense of

existence.

 

The Three Consciousness :

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In the beginning, before all creation, there was just one

Consiousness that existed. That Consciousness is called the Primary

Conscousness. That One Consciousness had no beginning , nor has any

end. It is infinite and eternal. It is beyond all concepts of space

and time. That Being just existed, and continued to exist, until a

time came when it wanted to feel it's love by it's own self. It

wanted to be the giver as well as the recipient. And that's possible

only if there's duality. And So He created this Universe, to feel

His one self, by his own self.

 

Thus came into existence the infinite beings, to which he gave a

sense of existence. This consciousness, which enables the beings to

think they exist, and that which comprises the ego is called the

secondary consciousness. Each and every secondary Consiousness

apparently has it's own identity, and interacts with one another.

 

All these beings (secondary consciousnes), at night go to sleep, and

in their dreams assume different personalities, and identities, and

this Consiousness is called the Tertiary Consciousness.

 

In essense, The deep sleep is devoid of dreams.

The primary consciouness is God or Self. In an attempt to feel its

own love, by it's own Self, It created the secondary Consciousness.

These secondary consouness, at night, during dream state, exhibit

another identity, and that sense of existence is the Tertiary

Conscousness.

 

In my next post, we'll see the necessity and significance of dreams.

 

References :

1. Advaita Rahasya

2. Upanishads

3. Teachings of Ramana Maharshi.

 

Hari Aum !!!