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1. The fourth state of Supreme Brahman (Parabrahma). 2. The fourth state of Brahman.
3. The fourth state of Jiva.
4. The fourth state of Matter, Nature or Prakrit
5. The fourth state of the Substratum.
When there will be the knowledge of the Turiya or Fourth State, the knowledge of the triad will necessarily come. This is the defect and not a perfect condition.
When the state of merger in the Turiya, or the state surpassing the Turiya, comes there will be no defect whatsoever. Then there is the state of merger even in this Turiyateeta in which there is no imperfection at all. Such a condition is called ‘Sat’ or pure existence. One who merges in this does not have any experience at all; for, having experience is the beginning of it; or else he becomes experience himself in that state of merger.
Turiya or the Fourth State is an endless condition in which experience is awakened. The waking state is limited. The dream state and deep-sleep state are limitless. So is Turiya limitless. Just as the Jiva of the waking state, the Jiva of the dream state and theJiva of the deep-sleep state are limited, so also the Jiva of the Turiya state shall have to be limited from the point of view of Jiva. But why do people think Sushupti to be ignorance? As there is nothing to be known in it, what should one know, if at all he wants to know? On entering that condition both the elements of waking and dream state are withdrawn, and become emerged in one seed form. From this point of view there is no awareness. So people call it ignorance and darkness without understanding the reality. Although the seed and root of knowledge are in it, and sprout from it only, freshness comes in everything from the deep-sleep state only.
If, some how, a device is available through which one can know the condition of Sushupti, having entered into that state, then something can be said regarding it. This is possible only when the heart that thinks is wide awake, and this is the practice for it. When we can think of the dream and deep sleep states in the waking condition with the help of our heart, it is also possible to a certain extent to know regarding the waking and dream state, while being in the deep sleep state, provid-ed the heart retains its tendencies of contemplation, and some power asks it about that condition. It is generally observed that a person falls asleep and is in deep sleep, while another person goes on asking him questions. The man who is asleep answers them but on waking does not know that he was asked questions.