Chatushpad
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the 'hatushpad is a vedic theory of embodied Consciousness. Propounded by Sri Gaudapada (c500 CE)[1], it postulates four levels of Bodily Consciousness, of the levels of Consciousness attainable by the Physical Unit.
[fn]MacPhail, Jean C. “A History of Consciousness in Vedanta: Footprints of the Atman,” 2022. https://www.academia.edu/83411689.[/fn]
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The Chatushpad model delinates three ordinary states of consciousness representing various levels of attachment to the material world/external reality: waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep. A fourth level, known as turiya, represents a state of strong Connection, with its attendant enlightening. [2]
- Jagrat (waking) - At this level one is focussed exclusively on material reality, and is completely controlled by it
- swapna (dream) - At this level one remains focused on the material world, but one is capable of "standing back and experiencing an inner world"[3] This level represents a move inwards.
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Footnotes
- ↑ MacPhail, Jean C. “A History of Consciousness in Vedanta: Footprints of the Atman,” 2022. https://www.academia.edu/83411689.
- ↑ MacPhail, Jean C. “A History of Consciousness in Vedanta: Footprints of the Atman,” 2022. https://www.academia.edu/83411689.
- ↑ MacPhail, Jean C. “A History of Consciousness in Vedanta: Footprints of the Atman,” 2022. https://www.academia.edu/83411689.
