avastha (avasthā)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: state of consciousness

Long Description: state of consciousness; Vedānta distinguishes four planes of consciousness: (1) jāgrat (the waking state); (2) svapna (the dream state); (3) sushupti (the dreamless state of deep sleep); and (4) turīya (“the fourth,” which transcends the three previous planes of consciousness).

Sources: Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, Cream of Liberation Translated by Swami Sri Ramanananda Saraswathi