Re: waking/dream/deep-sleep
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• April 3, 2000
Shri Mani wrote:
>In deep sleep, the only thing that the jIva is aware of
is the notion of "I" that constitutes the essence of its
very being. It is neither aware of other internal objects
nor any external, material objects. The same conscious
jIva persists in deep sleep with no consciuosness of
anything other than itself.
Dear Mani:
I have this question. Is there a difference between the state of deep sleep
and the jIva's state once it leaves the body. Also I am not sure that when
I am in deep sleep I am aware of the notion of "I". It is perhaps a
suggestion to think that way!
dAsan
Vijayaraghavan
Buffalo, NY
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