Avadhuta - Chapter 1 verse 49

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(translator - Swami Chetanananda)

 

The Atman neither has a body of five elements, nor is It without a body.

Truly, everything is the Atman. How can the three states and the Fourth, be

ascribed to the Atman?

 

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The three states - The Vedanta scriptures have elaborately discussed the

three states of the soul. They are the waking state, the dream state, and

the dreamless sleep state. These cover the totality of the soul's

experiences in the realitive world.

 

The Fourth - It is called the Fourth in relation to the three states of

consciousness, namely, waking, dreaming, and sleeping. It is the Absolute,

or Turiya state which is beyond maya.