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    paramvedantagroup
    Aug 15, 2020
    Edited: Aug 15, 2020

    Avastha Thrayam (Three States of Mind)

    in Introduction to Vedanta
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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    summary


    PHALAM (Fruit)

    • —Self runs through all experiences like thread in garland

    • —Even in waking state, there are many layers like emotions anger, sad, joy etc

    • —Spiritual exercise is to recognise these are part and not I

    Source: Swami Paramarthananda Talks

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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    Deep sleep

    • —No dreams also occur as part of the sleep cycle.

    • —Here self identifies with Causal body or Karana Sharira

    • —In this state – I know Nothing- No external experiences, no memory – BLISSFUL IGNORANCE.

    • —No experiences- but Small amount of ego runs through

    • —So when woken up – I Say “I SLEPT WELL”


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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    Dream or swapna

    • —Self identifies with the mind only, but note physical body is required

    • —Memory faculty alone is functioning.

    • —Like a VCP, to replays various combinations from memory

    • —No new experience is possible

    • —Full-fledged, but internal- others can’t see

    • —Not always rational

    • —How much we like to believe - we will never have a dream of a thing which we have never experienced.

    • —Suppressed Vasanas or imprints spring up in dream often- Jung, sometimes even memories from previous janma can spring up—

    • —Non-continuous and inconsistent

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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    JāgratAvasthā – Waking State

    —Nature- Waking state- Mind is fully functional. All faculties are functioning – the emotional, rational, thinking, ego and memory.

    —Self identifies with the physical body (Sthula Sharira)

    Medium or tool-—This is a sense-organ based experience. And, to use the sense organs, we require a physical body, so self identifies with the physical body

    Nature- —we experience a world which is external to ourselves, our body-mind complex. it is a concrete tangible world.—It is available for all other people also. is an objective experience. Consistent and continuous

    —This experience is sense-organ based

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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    Condition- Nature- Dominant medium



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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    States of Mind


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    kiranmam2000
    Aug 26, 2020

    Introduction -AvasthāTrayam

    —Knowing the Self is the greatest study one can embark upon.

    —It essentially involves relation of I, with world and GOD.

    —Into atma and anatma.

    —We will start with anatma - easy and tangible to understand.

    —It deals world we see and experience.

    —It can further be divided into – Microworld- Vyshti and Macroworld – samashti

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