In Hindu philosophy, turiya (Sanskrit: तुरीय, meaning "the fourth") or caturiya, chaturtha, is pure consciousness. Turiya is the background that underlies and transcends the three common states of consciousness. The states of consciousness are: waking consciousness, dreaming, and dreamless sleep - Wikipedia.
TURIYA or the fourth state is that state in which the individual soul rests in his own Sat-Chit-Ananda Svarupa or the highest Brahmic consciousness during Nirvikalpa Samadhi. There are three states, Jagrat, Swapna and Sushupti, for a Jiva who is whirling in the mire of Samsara. Turiya is that state which transcends all these three states. Hence the Turiya or the fourth. Turiya is Atman or Brahman - Swami Sivananda.
Thus, there are four levels of consciousness.
- Jagrat - waking state
- Swapna - dream
- Sushupti - deep sleep
- Turiya - Pure consciousness
f so what is the fourth stage? It is it a stage of near death experience? How can we have pure consciousness in near death experience?
Before trying to understand what Turiya is we must first keep one fact in mind. Scriptures are about the seven stage muscle tone based human thinking mechanism. This mechanism is not compatible with languages. Therefore, all scriptures are written allegorically. If we take the literal meanings of words in scriptures we will endup with wrong interpretations.
To understand scriptures you need semi automatic force. Otherwise you will endup having just the literal meaning and you will ignore the intended meaning. Unfortunately, in this era most people have manual force only.
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This is the stage of Nirguna Brahman. Our emotions and movements are abolished completely. What all that is remaining is our ability to feel our emotions. What we feel can’t be seen by others. The yellow Bugatti now produces the combined pleasure of all of our daydreams. This is what we call eternal bliss.
Nirguna Brahman ensures that we don’t react to the yellow Bugatti or the red private jet in our daydream. What all we have is eternal bliss.
Thus, a Bugatti car belonging to someone else is producing more pleasure in us than in the owner.
If we try to convert our daydream into an action the idea would become realistic. We would realize that our pocket is empty.
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TURIYA means “consciousness minus thinking” . It represents consciousness free from material influence or supreme consciousness . In Turiya there is the absolute awareness . It is the experience of ultimate reality and truth.
Turiya is freedom from the limitation of the other states. You experience detachment and joy . Turiya Consciousness is the ultimate goal of spirituality for here you know what freedom is all about.
The dot, point, or bindu of OM symbol represents the fourth state, the absolute consciousness, which encompasses, permeates, and is the other three—this is Turiya. (Silence after A, U, and M of OM Mantra) .
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The state beyond deep, dreamless sleep, in which the superconscious becomes overtly active.
According to Swami Sivananda, turiya is the fourth state of consciousness in which the individual rests in Satchidanandam (“ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new bliss”). The individual has attained nirvikalpa samadhi or final liberation from ego consciousness and is united with infinite spirit. Turiya refers to both Atman, the individual self, and Brahman, the infinite self, representing their spiritual union.
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