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Mahesh Yogi was a genius, who formulated
the Seven States of Consciousness. He founded the rationale and methodology
for generating higher states of Consciousness.
Dr Keith Wallace, ex President of MIU, defined Enlightenment as the full
development of Consciousness, depending on the harmonious functions of every
part of the human body. He said that India is the home of the most profound
knowledge and procedures for the development of Physiology.
“What the ancients meant by Supreme Knowledge, Jnana, was that state of perfect
order, zero entropy”, he says in his article ” The Neurophysiology of
Enlightenment”. In his PhD Thesis ” The Physiological Effects of Transcendental
Meditation”, he conclusively proved the existence of a Fourth Major State of
Consciousness.
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Here is an abstract of a study posted in the sessions at the Lucidity
Association’s Conference on Higher States of Consciousness in Chicago in 1990.
Vedic psychology, as presented by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,
delineates seven major
states of consciousness (Maharishi, 1972). The daily cycle of waking, dreaming,
and sleeping constitute the three ordinary changing states of consciousness. In
addition, Maharishi’s Vedic psychology describes an invariant sequence of higher
stages of consciousness. The fourth state of consciousness, termed
transcendental consciousness (TC), is characterized as a content-free state of
“restful alertness”, the ultimate ground state of the mind, pure consciousness (Maharishi,
1969). In this state “… awareness becomes completely ’self-referral’ —
consciousness has nothing other than itself in its structure” (Maharishi, 1986,
p. 27). Maharishi describes TC as follows:
This is a state of inner wakefulness with no object of thought or perception,
just pure consciousness [TC], aware of its own unbounded nature. It is
wholeness, aware of itself, [Self-awareness] devoid of differences, beyond the
division of subject and object — transcendental consciousness (Maharishi, 1977,
p. 123).
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TC is held to be as distinct from the ordinary waking state as waking is from
dreaming or sleeping. Recent research reviews have identified over twenty
physiological correlates distinguishing TC from simple relaxation, sleeping,
dreaming and waking (See Alexander and Boyer, 1989; Alexander, Cranson, Boyer
and Orme-Johnson, 1986; Wallace, 1986; for a complete review).
He had given millions the experience of Transcendental Consciousness and his
contribution to humanity was immense.
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He took Indian Philosophy far and wide and
made Geetha one of the most popular
books ever ! May his soul rest in Peace! He defined the Geetha as the Lamp lit by the Lord at the altar of humanity,
redeeming Man from Ignorance ! He travelled far and wide with the message of
Vedic Wisdom and was adored by Nobel Laureates and intellectuals. He was one of
the greatest sons of India !
Contributed By:
Article by G Kumar, astrologer, writer &
programmer of www.eastrovedica.com. He has 25 years psychic research experience
in the esoteric arts. His Blog is up at http://www.eastrovedica.net and stock
market investment advice can be got at http://www.stockmarketastrology.com.
eastro@dataone.in
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