[Advaita-l] ***UNCHECKED*** Pratyabhijna and avidyA vRttis of suShupti

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste Raghav Ji,

I have copied below from Sidhanta Bindu - translation by Sri SN Shastri,
PDF page 58

//  When the jiva is tired after experiencing objects in the two states of
waking and dream, and when the karma (fruits of past actions) which is the
cause of these two states is exhausted, the inner organ which is
characterized by the power to know and has vasanas in it goes into its
causal state (i.e. it takes the form of nescience which is the causal
body). This is the state of deep sleep which is the place of rest. Deep
sleep is the state in which there is awareness of the cause (ignorance)
alone, as indicated by the recollection (on waking up) in the form ‘I knew
nothing at all’. In that state, even though there is no knowledge of the
objects of experience of the waking and dream states,

three modifications of nescience, namely, the witness, happiness, and modal
ignorance pertaining to that state are accepted as present.

Note. In the deep sleep state the mind is dormant. On waking up one has the
recollection that he knew nothing. Recollection is possible only of what
has been previously experienced. It follows therefore that ignorance was
experienced during sleep. In the waking state any experience or knowledge
is possible only through a vritti or modification of the mind. In deep
sleep no vritti of the mind is possible because the mind is dormant. So it
is concluded that there is a vritti of avidya which is the causal state of
the mind, through which the ignorance was known during deep sleepWhen the
jiva is tired after experiencing objects in the two states of waking and
dream, and when the karma (fruits of past actions) which is the cause of
these two states is exhausted, the inner organ which is characterized by
the power to know and has vasanas in it goes into its causal state (i.e. it
takes the form of nescience which is the causal body). This is the state of
deep sleep which is the place of rest. Deep sleep is the state in which
there is awareness of the cause (ignorance) alone, as indicated by the
recollection (on waking up) in the form ‘I knew nothing at all’. In that
state, even though there is no knowledge of the objects of experience of
the waking and dream states,

three modifications of nescience, namely, the witness, happiness, and modal
ignorance pertaining to that state are accepted as present.

Note. In the deep sleep state the mind is dormant. On waking up one has the
recollection that he knew nothing. Recollection is possible only of what
has been previously experienced. It follows therefore that ignorance was
experienced during sleep. In the waking state any experience or knowledge
is possible only through a vritti or modification of the mind. In deep
sleep no vritti of the mind is possible because the mind is dormant. So it
is concluded that there is a vritti of avidya which is the causal state of
the mind, through which the ignorance was known during deep sleep When the
jiva is tired after experiencing objects in the two states of waking and
dream, and when the karma (fruits of past actions) which is the cause of
these two states is exhausted, the inner organ which is characterized by
the power to know and has vasanas in it goes into its causal state (i.e. it
takes the form of nescience which is the causal body). This is the state of
deep sleep which is the place of rest. Deep sleep is the state in which
there is awareness of the cause (ignorance) alone, as indicated by the
recollection (on waking up) in the form ‘I knew nothing at all’. In that
state, even though there is no knowledge of the objects of experience of
the waking and dream states,

three modifications of nescience, namely, the witness, happiness, and modal
ignorance pertaining to that state are accepted as present.

Note. In the deep sleep state the mind is dormant. On waking up one has the
recollection that he knew nothing. Recollection is possible only of what
has been previously experienced. It follows therefore that ignorance was
experienced during sleep. In the waking state any experience or knowledge
is possible only through a vritti or modification of the mind. In deep
sleep no vritti of the mind is possible because the mind is dormant. So it
is concluded that there is a vritti of avidya which is the causal state of
the mind, through which the ignorance was known during deep sleep //.

Regards

On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 7:51 PM Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Thank you for the detailed references. I shall look them up.
>
> Om
>
> On Sun, 31 Dec, 2023, 7:27 pm H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l, <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Namaste Raghav Ji,
> >
> > I need to  search for the references. But offhand I could recollect the
> > following which you might refer and see if they  are satisfactory.
> >
> > Panchapadika vivaranam english translation by Sri PS Shastri, PDF page
> 216
> > onwards Book page 198 onwards.
> >
> > Vivarana Prameya Samgraha english translation by Prof Suryanarayana
> Shastri
> > PDF page 131 Book Page 123 onwards
> >
> > If I come across any other references, I will get back to you. I do
> > remember Vichara Sagara also reflects the same.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 3:49 PM Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > Namaste Chandramouli ji
> > >
> > >  However,
> > > > since avidyA is the kAraNAvastha for the antahkaraNa, whatever
> contents
> > > of
> > > > the vritti  were registered in avidyA during the bIja avasthA of the
> > > > antahkaraNa is available for the antahkaraNa when it becomes active
> > > again.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for the response. Yes that's logical and remarkable. Is there
> > any
> > > reference along these lines?
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
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