TC / CC / Desire
4th State: Transcendental Consciousness
Wholeness
Transcendental Consciousness is the state where the “… mind has become an unlimited and silent ocean of pure consicousness without a single wave of thought.”—Maharishi, Bhagavad-Gita VI, 18
Study Questions
What is Transcendental Consciousness, what are its subjective features, and what is its objective verification? Draw a diagram.
Teaching Resources
Audio: Transcending: The Nature of the Experience, part 1 (23 min.) VC1-1240.3 (audio)
Paired reading: Abstract on Breath Suspension (Travis and Pearson, 2000)
Paired reading: Science of Being: “Refined Breathing” in “Physiological Effects of TM”, middle paragraphs
View the file: TC and Junction Point Model R.pdf
View the file: TC and Junction Point Model R.ppt
Paired reading: Abstract on Breath Suspension (Travis and Pearson, 2000)
Paired reading: Science of Being: “Refined Breathing” in “Physiological Effects of TM”, middle paragraphs
View the file: TC and Junction Point Model R.pdf
View the file: TC and Junction Point Model R.ppt
5th State: Cosmic Consciousness
Wholeness
“In Cosmic Consciousness, Being is permanently lived as separate from activity. Then a man realizes that his Self is different from the mind whis is engaged with thoughts and desires.”—Maharishi, Bhagavad-Gita, II, 55
Study Questions
Why is Cosmic Consciousness called the fourth state of consciousness
What are the subjective features of Cosmic Consciousness?
How can Cosmic Consciousness be systematically developed?
What is the telltale sign that one is fully established Cosmic
Consciousness? What are the corresponding physiological markers? Draw a diagram.
Teaching Resources
Video: Cosmic Consciousness (29 min.) Vc1-479
Read: Conversations with Maharishi or CC 30 years around the world
View the file: Dr. Travis Presentation on Cosmic Consciousness.pdf
View the file: Dr. Travis Presentation on Cosmic Consciousness.ppt
Read: Conversations with Maharishi or CC 30 years around the world
View the file: Dr. Travis Presentation on Cosmic Consciousness.pdf
View the file: Dr. Travis Presentation on Cosmic Consciousness.ppt
The Nature of Desire
Wholeness
Desire is vibrating consciousness moving in a particular direction. Desires propel the steps of progress in life. In Cosmic Consciousness, the mind becomes fully established with all the laws of nature. The desire of such a mind is then the need of nature.
Study Questions
- What is the nature and goal of desire?
- Describe “bondage” and draw the cycle of action-impression-desire. How does that cycle change as we evolve?
- Does an enlightened person still have desires? Explain.
Teaching Resources
Video: Desire and Evolution (29 min.) Vc1-2.2
Read: one paragraph about cycle of Action-Impression-Desire in Bhagavad-Gita IV.19 commentary; let students draw illustration; describe how cycle is broken with analogy of line drawn in stone/sand/air