Chatushpad
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the 'Chatushpad 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.
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Bodily Consciousness > Chatushpad
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Levels of Consciousness > Chatushpad, Transpersonal Realm
Notes
Apparently, outlined in Chatushpad Upanishad[2]
The Chatushpad model delineates 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. [3]
- 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"[4] This level represents a move inwards.
- Sushupti (dreamless sleep) or [rajna (greater knowledge) - At this level, one begins to connect with The Fabric, one consequence of which is growing ability to discern the truth brought about by connection to the vast Fabric of Consciousness. "This sense of being able to discern what is real from what is unreal and to make a definitive choice of the real beyond even the brilliance of Level II is the central idea and, in some places, even in the earlier material, the imagery is that one sees beyond the veil of materialism in any form and begins to experience the Atman" [5]
- Turiya - direct connection with and experience of The Fabric.
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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.
- ↑ 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.
