MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL :5. (h & i)..

Chapter-5.THE THREE AVASTHAS :


( h ).  SUSHUPTI AND ADVAITA NISHTHA DISTINGUISHED :


In sleep, the mind is in a subtle state.

The Vrittis have also assumed a subtle state.

But, in Advaita (Vedantic) Nishtha, there is no mind.

There is no universe.

The world sinks down in Brahman (Prapanchopasamam) —(Vide Mandukya Upanishad, II-1).


( i ).THE SUPREME SELF IN THE THREE AVASTHAS :



The Supreme Self which has four forms, is inside the bodies of all living beings and is known by the names Visva, Taijasa, Prajna and Turiya.

The seat of the Visva is the right eye; within the Manas dwells Taijasa, (Manasyantastu Taijasah —Gaudapada’s Karika on the Mandukya Upanishad), while Prajna resides in the ether of the heart.

The objects of enjoyment are of three kinds—gross, subtle and bliss itself.

Satisfaction is also threefold.

Jagaritasthano Bahishprajnah Saptanga Ekonavimsatimukhah Sthulabhuk Vaisvanarah Prathamah Padah—The first foot of Omkara is Vaisvanara, whose region is the waking state, who has objective consciousness, who has seven limbs1 and nineteen mouths2 and who enjoys gross.


1 The seven limbs are: (i) Heaven (is His head), (ii) Sun (is His eye), (iii) Wind (is His breath), (iv) Akasa (is His
waist), (v) Water (is His pelvis), (vi) Fire (is His mouth) and (vii) Earth (is His feet).
2 The nineteen mouths are: Five Jnana-Indriyas, five karma-Indriyas, five Pranas and four Antahkaranas (Manas,
Buddhi, Chitta and Ahankara)objects.” (Mandukya Upanishad, I-3).

The objective mind or conscious mind plays in the waking state.


Swami Sivananda

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