Saturday, February 14, 2009

Ramana Maharshi : bliss enjoyed in sleep and the bliss enjoyed in turiya

question - What is the difference between the bliss enjoyed in sleep and the bliss enjoyed in turiya?
Ramana Maharshi : There are not different blisses. There is only one bliss which includes the bliss enjoyed in the waking state, the bliss of all kinds of beings from the lowest animal to the highest Brahma. That bliss is the bliss of the Self. The bliss which is enjoyed unconsciously in sleep is enjoyed consciously in turiya, that is the only difference. The bliss enjoyed in the waking state is second-hand, it is an adjunct of the real bliss [upadhi ananda].

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