Samadhi

There is a fourth state that we have not experienced in our life, where we have no flow of thoughts yet we have 'I' consciousness, pure 'I' consciousness. This is samādhi, thoughtless awareness — turīya avastha, ātma jñāna, brahma jñāna, Self realization, nirvāna, ātma bhūti, state of the Divine, nityānanda consciousness, eternal bliss! All these words refer to the state where we have pure awareness but no thoughts, where we exist without body and mind. Jāgrat, svapna, suṣupti, in these three states, we live with the body and mind. In jāgrat, we live with the body that we have now — the sthūla śarīra or gross body. In svapna, we live with the sūkṣma śarīra or subtle body; please understand in the dream state also we assume a body. That is why we are able to travel in our dreams. For example, we fall asleep in Los Angeles but suddenly dream we are in Bharat! It means we travel with a body, a subtle body called sūkṣma śarīra. state