On Dec 11, 2005, at 4:24 AM, cardemaister wrote: SS I 7: jaagratsvapnasuSuptabhede turyaabhogasaMbhavaH (jaagrat; svapna; suSupta-bhede turya-aabhoga-saMbhavaH) This is my "own" translation: In the gap (bhede) [between] waking (jaagrat), dreaming (svapna) [and] deep sleep (suSupta) "is born" (saMbhavaH = birth) enjoyment (aabhoga, also e.g. "fullness") of the Transcendental Consciousness (turya = fourth). Does that make any sense? The entire first section of the Shiva-sutra describes Shambhava upaya--the yoga of spontaneous manifestation of the I-consciousness of Shiva, and the sudden emergence of the individual experience "Shivoham" (or "udyamo bhairava" I:5), "I am Shiva". It is the "highest" (read: most direct) of all three upayas in this agama. This means that this presence of spontaneous I-consciousness of Shiva is a witness which runs continuously and uninterruptedly through all three states of consciousness. This is not mere "saksi" (witness-consciousness) but Ishvara-Saksi -- God-witness. In fact, it's not the same witness as in Shankara at all, it is vimarsha (world-mirror) which is filled with the bhoga (ecstasy) of turiya.Abhoga = Camatkara
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