Page 57 - Journey to Infinity

Now, the creation starts from the mixture of consciousness or Chaitanya, and inert matter or Jada. The heart is like a book to understand this formation. It is a mixture of consciousness and inertness and, as such, it is capable of knowing both.
There is consciousness in Sat; inert-ness or Jadatha in Tam, and effort, activity, thought and contemplation in the Raj. There is spirituality or Adhyatmiktha in Sat; body-consciousness or Shareeriktha in Tam, and the mixture of both spirituality and body-consciousness in Raj. There is the spirit, Atma, at the top. The shadow of the spirit is at the foot, which is body consciousness or shareeriktha. And in the heart (or mind) there is the condition of mixture of the spirit and its shadow.
The causal body is in the Sat or the top (head); the gross body is in the Tam or the foot (lower region); and there is the subtle body in the middle or Raj. These three, having mingled with one another, work in a peculiar way. There is bliss or Anand in Sat, existence or Sat in Tam, and knowledge or Chit Jnan in Raj, the middle portion (or condition). Knowledge or consciousness, is only the name of the middle condition.
The nature of Tam is action. It is the first stage of manifestation of existence, and is also awakening. The nature of Sat is mere bliss and happiness, peace and stability, which are the final condition of physical activities. It is also Sushupti. The nature of Raj is consciousness, which is the intermediate stage. It is also dream state calledSwapnaavastha.
In dyau the heavens, there is consciousness (Chaitanya), that is, grossness of power, of light, or manifestation which is a crystallized condition. That is why there is no knowledge in Sushupti. Knowledge is the characteristic of the heart, which is always desirous of controlling both alertness and inert-ness. When knowledge reaches the state of Sushupti it loses its position, and is drowned as soon as it comes under its (sushupti’s) influence. But if it ascends there, retaining its consciousness by means of Sadhana, and is alert, it is