[Advaita-l] Sleep, tamas and brahman

[Bhaskar YR]

Since self is advaitam and there is no second thing, for that reason also, there is no ignorance in deep sleep.

praNAms Sri Kalyan prabhuji
Hare Krishna

There is a provision to think about brahmAshrita avidyA which is also called mUlAvidyA or kAraNAvidyA or beeja Shakti in sushupti.  Even though here in this state of sushupti jeeva who has merged in brahman sarvOpAdhi vinirmukta, the locus (Ashraya) of mUlAvidyA is in brahman itself.   Hence, there is an emphasis on tureeya.  

Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
bhaskar