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| '''Avasthā''' (devanāgarī: अवस्था) is a Sanskrit word that means "state," and it is frequently applied to the three (o four) states of consciousness described in [[Hinduism]] known as ''jāgrat'' (waking state), ''svapna'' (dreaming state) and ''suṣupti'' (deep sleep state). A fourth state of consciousness is ''turīya'' (literally, "the fourth"), which is normally regarded as a spiritual state of pure consciousness.
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| == According to Mme. Blavatsky ==
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| Below, a few definitions by [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]:
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| <blockquote>Jagrata (Sk.). The waking state of consciousness. When mentioned in [[Yoga]] philosophy, Jagrata-avastha is the waking condition, one of the four states of [[Praṇava|Pranava]] in ascetic practices, as used by the Yogis.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 162.</ref></blockquote>
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| <blockquote>Svapna (Sk). A trance or dreamy condition. [[Clairvoyance]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 314.</ref></blockquote>
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| <blockquote>Svapna Avasthâ (Sk.). A dreaming state; one of the four aspects of [[Praṇava|Prânava]]; a [[Yoga]] practice.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 314.</ref></blockquote>
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| <blockquote>Turîya (Sk.). A state of the deepest trance—the fourth state of the Târaka Râja Yoga, one that corresponds with [[Ātman|Âtmâ]], and on this earth with dreamless sleep—a causal condition.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 345.</ref></blockquote>
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| <blockquote>Turîya Avasthâ (Sk.). Almost a [[Nirvāṇa|Nirvânic]] state in [[Meditation#Samādhi|Samâdhi]], which is itself a beatific state of the contemplative [[Yoga]] beyond this plane. A condition of the [[Triad#Human_triad|higher Triad]], quite distinct (though still inseparable) from the conditions of Jagrat (waking), Svapna (dreaming), and Sushupti (sleeping).<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 345-346.</ref></blockquote>
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| == Notes ==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Sanskrit terms|Avasthā]]
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| [[Category:Hindu concepts|Avasthā]] | |
