[Advaita-l] Sleep, tamas and brahman

[H S Chandramouli]

>
> Namaste Sri Kalyan Ji,
>
>
>
> Reg  << But deep sleep implies liberation, albeit temporarily. >>
>
>
>
> and
>
>
>
> in response to Sri Bhaskar Ji’s observation “ When
>  the sushuptAvasthA has been observed from biased view of
>  waking state sushupti is linked with tama.  When the same
>  state has been witnessed without any prejudices and special
>  preference  to waking state then in sushupti jeeva is
>  mukta”,  you responded
>
>
>
> << I like your answer. Thanks. >>.
>
>
>
> Therein itself lies the resolution to your question.
>
>
>
> The question arises why is “liberation temporary”  (your quote above)
> (limited to deep sleep state), and “in sushupti jiva is mukta” (from Sri
> Bhaskar Ji’s quote) (mukti being limited to sushupti only). Once a jiva is
> “liberated” or “mukta” it should be permanent only. Sidhanta is that jiva
> is always “liberated/mukta” only. Problem is he is not aware of it.
> Sushupti is proof of it.
>
>
>
> The “liberated” or “mukta” state in Sushupti is presented to show that it
> (liberation or mukti) is not something  to be attained afresh but is the
> jiva’s svarupa or nature. He is equally so in the other two states of
> jagrat/svapna as well.  But it is more difficult to notice it because of  the
> diversion provided by other things in those states. In Sushupti these
> diversions are absent and hence the jiva gets to have a glimpse of the
> nature of his true svarupa. Yet he is unable to identify it distinctly
> because he is still not aware of it. That this  is so is proved  by your
> own quotes above, namely “liberation temporary”  (your quote above)
> (limited to deep sleep state), and “in sushupti jiva is mukta” (from Sri
> Bhaskar Ji’s quote) (mukti being limited to sushupti only). Thereby you are
> yourself conceding that the jiva though being Brahman in sushupti  is yet
> unaware of it. That is exactly what is meant by presence of “ajnAna” or
> “ignorance” in Sushupti. Had he been aware of it, he would have been
> “liberated/mukta” permanently.
>
>
>
> As far as the Bhashya is concerned that this is  the tAtparya or final
> conclusion of the analysis of Sushupti state is presented in 4-3-34.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>