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turiya (turīya)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: Literally, “the fourth;” the state of consciousness which transcends the waking (jāgrat) , dream (svapna), and dreamless sleep (suṣupti) states; the state of pure Consciousness (cit)

Long Description: Literally, “the fourth;” the state of consciousness which transcends the waking (jāgrat) , dream (svapna), and dreamless sleep (suṣupti) states; the state of pure Consciousness (cit); also the final of the seven stages of enlightenment.

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