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Line 47: − − ====Turiya==== − {{Main|Turiya}} − {{See also|Purusha|Tathagatagarbha|Sunyata}} − − [[Turiya]], pure consciousness, is the fourth state. It is the background that underlies and transcends the three common states of consciousness.<ref name=rm>[http://bhagavan-ramana.org/ramana_maharshi/books/tw/tw617.html {{cite book|author=Ramana Maharshi|title=States of Consciousness}}]</ref> − <ref name=sc1>[http://www.yogaofsrichinmoy.com/yoga/summits_of_god-life {{cite book|author=Sri Chinmoy|title=Summits of God-Life}}]</ref> In this consciousness both absolute and relative, [[Saguna Brahman]] and [[Nirguna Brahman]], are transcended.{{sfn|Sarma|1996|p=137}} It is the true state of experience of the infinite (''ananta'') and non-different (''advaita/abheda''), free from the dualistic experience which results from the attempts to conceptualise ( ''vipalka'') reality.{{sfn|King|1995|p=300 note 140}} It is the state in which [[ajativada]], non-origination, is apprehended.{{sfn|King|1995|p=300 note 140}} − − ====Four bodies==== − [[Siddharameshwar Maharaj]], the guru of [[Nisargadatta Maharaj]], discerns four bodies, by including turiya or the "Great-Causal Body"{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|p=32}} as a fourth body. Here resides the knowledge of "I am" that cannot be described,{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|p=33}} the state before Ignorance and Knowledge, or [[Turiya]] state{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|p=32}} −
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===Four states of consciousness and turiya===
===Four states of consciousness and turiya===
The [[Mandukya Upanishad]] describes four states of consciousness, namely waking consciousness, dream, and deep sleep, and [[turiya]], the base-consciousness. Waking consciousness, dream, and deep sleep are equated with the three bodies, while turiya is a fourth state, which is equated with atman and purusha.
The [[Mandukya Upanishad]] describes four states of consciousness, namely waking consciousness, dream, and deep sleep, and [[turiya]], the base-consciousness. Waking consciousness, dream, and deep sleep are equated with the three bodies, while turiya is a fourth state, which is equated with atman and purusha.
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