In Sushupti, traditional Indian philosophy says that time is not experienced.
What is Sushupti?
In Vedanta, consciousness is described in three common states:
- Jagrat – waking state, awareness of the external world.
- Svapna – dream state, awareness of internal mental images.
- Sushupti – deep sleep, where there is no mental activity or perception.
Why there is “no time” in Sushupti
Time is normally experienced through mental activity and change (thoughts, perceptions, memories). In Sushupti:
- The mind is inactive.
- There are no objects of awareness.
- There is no sequence of experiences.
Because of that, time is not perceived. When you wake up, you only infer time has passed (e.g., “I slept for 6 hours”), but during deep sleep itself there is no sense of duration.
Classic explanation
Texts like the Mandukya Upanishad describe deep sleep as a state where:
- desires are absent
- dreams are absent
- the mind rests in undifferentiated consciousness.
Simple way to understand it
It’s similar to when people say:
“I closed my eyes and the next thing I knew, morning had come.”
Subjectively, it feels timeless, because the mind that measures time was not active.
If you want, I can also explain how Turiya relates to the three states (waking, dream, deep sleep). It’s one of the most interesting ideas in Vedanta.
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