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Awareness of relative reality (Hinduism, Yoga)

  • Conditional consciousness states
  • Avastha

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In yoga there are three states (avasthas) of consciousness dominated by the subjective influence of the ego. They are the ordinary waking state (jagrat); the dreaming sleep state (swapna); and the deep, dreamless sleep state (susupti). The "fourth" state (turiya) is objective, pure knowledge which takes in its field the true self. Beyond this is a supra-conscious state (turyatita) of being in union with one's god.

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Human development
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(M) Modes of awareness
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Dec 3, 2024