[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Deep Sleep is Nondual Self with objections refuted, SSSS

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste.

Prājña is tritIya from waking standpoint. However, from standpoint of truth
>> (i.e. from its own standpoint) that itself is said to be the truth (again
>> “the fourth!” from waking standpoint).
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>From standpoint of truth, there is no sushupti. There is only truth. There
is only turIya.

The prAjna-tva of prAjna is avidyA-krita. Remove prAjna-tva and that is
turIya.

The vishwa-tva of vishwa and taijasa-tva of taijasa is avidyA-krita. Remove
vishwa-tva and taijasa-tva and that is turIya.

One needs to remove upAdhi. In case of prAjna, ONLY avidyA is upAdhi. So,
we remove that to arrive at turIya. From the standpoint of truth, there is
no avidyA. Naturally, what is referred as prAjna is revealed as turIya.

But then, what was referred as vishwa and taijasa are also revealed as
turIya. In their cases, avidyA and also mind are upAdhi. From standpoint of
truth, the upAdhis are not present and hence vishwa and taijasa are
revealed as turIya.

What is this preferential treatment for prAjna? Be it prAjna, vishwa or
taijasa, their literal meaning is "turIya with some upAdhi". From
standpoint of truth, there is no upAdhi.

So, to aver turIyatva of prAjna alone in a preferential manner from the
standpoint of truth is misleading.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.