Consciousness:
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Hinduism Dictionary on Consciousness
consciousness: Chitta or chaitanya.
1) A synonym for mind-stuff, chitta; or
2) the condition or power of perception, awareness, apprehension.
There are myriad gradations of consciousness, from the simple sentience of inanimate matter to the consciousness of basic life forms, to the higher consciousness of human embodiment, to omniscient states of superconsciousness, leading to immersion in the One universal consciousness, Parashakti. Chaitanya and chitta can name both individual consciousness and universal consciousness.
Modifiers indicate the level of awareness, e.g.,
- vyashti chaitanya, "individual consciousness;"
- buddhi chitta, "intellectual consciousness;"
- Sivachaitanya, "God consciousness."
Five classical "states" of awareness are discussed in scripture:
1) wakefulness (jagrat),
2) "dream" (svapna) or astral consciousness,
3) "deep sleep" (sushupti) or subsuperconsciousness,
4) the superconscious state beyond (turiya "fourth") and
5) the utterly transcendent state called turiyatita ("beyond the fourth").
See: awareness, chitta, chaitanya, mind (all entries).
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also: Consciousness ,
Hinduism,
Body Mind and Soul)
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Consciousness:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary on Consciousness
By Himalayan
Academy
consciousness: Chitta or chaitanya.
1) A synonym for mind-stuff, chitta; or
2) the condition or power of perception, awareness, apprehension.
There are myriad gradations of consciousness, from the simple sentience of inanimate matter to the consciousness of basic life forms, to the higher consciousness of human embodiment, to omniscient states of superconsciousness, leading to immersion in the One universal consciousness, Parashakti. Chaitanya and chitta can name both individual consciousness and universal consciousness.
Modifiers indicate the level of awareness, e.g.,
- vyashti chaitanya, "individual consciousness;"
- buddhi chitta, "intellectual consciousness;"
- Sivachaitanya, "God consciousness."
Five classical "states" of awareness are discussed in scripture:
1) wakefulness (jagrat),
2) "dream" (svapna) or astral consciousness,
3) "deep sleep" (sushupti) or subsuperconsciousness,
4) the superconscious state beyond (turiya "fourth") and
5) the utterly transcendent state called turiyatita ("beyond the fourth").
See: awareness, chitta, chaitanya, mind (all entries).
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