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There are four states of the soul  waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep, and the "fourth state," or pure intelligence. The working man is in dense ignorance; in sleep he is freed from part of this ignorance; in dreamless sleep he is freed from still more; but the consummation is when he attains something beyond this, which it seems cannot be explained, and is therefore called the fourth state. [Sidenote: Doctrine of "the Self." Inconsistent statements. THERE ARE FOUR STATES OF THE SOUL WAKING DREAMING DREAMLESS SLEEP AND THE FOURTH STATE OF PURE INTELLIGENCE THE WORKING MAN IS IN DENSE IGNORANCE IN SLEEP HE IS FREED FROM PART OF THIS IGNORANCE IN DREAMLESS SLEEP HE IS FREE FROM STILL MORE BUT THE CONSUMMATION IS WHEN HE ATTAINS SOMETHING BEYOND THIS WHICH IT SEEMS CANNOT BE EXPLAINED AND IS THEREFORE CALLED THE FOURTH STATE
l suffice to exhibit its character. "The unity of the soul and God--this is the scope of all Vedanta treatises." We have frequent references made to the "great saying," _Tat twam_--that is, That art thou, or Thou art God; and _Aham Brahma_, that is, I am God. Again it is said, "The whole universe is God." God is "existence (or more exactly an existent thing[15]), knowledge, and joy." Knowledge, not a knower; joy, not one who rejoices. [Sidenote: It teaches absolute idealism.] Every thing else has only a seeming existence, which is in consequence of ignorance (or illusion). Ignorance makes the soul think itself different from God; and it also "projects" the appearance of an external world. "He who knows God becomes God." "When He, the first and last, is discerned, one's own acts are annihilated." Meditation, without distinction of subject and object, is the highest form of thought. It is a high attainment to say, "I am God;" but the consummation is when thought exists without an object. MED IS WELL REPRESENTED IN THE TREATISE CALLED THE WEEDANTA SARAH OR ESSENCE OF THE VADANTA A FEW EXTRACTS WILL SUFFICE TO EXHIBIT ITS CHARACTER THE UNITY OF THE SOUL AND GOD THIS IS THE SCOPE OF ALL WEEDANTA TREATISES WE HAVE FREQUENT REFERENCES MADE TO THE GREAT SAYING THETHM THAT IS THOU ART THO OR TOWARD GOD AND A HUMBRUMMA THAT IS I AM GOD AGAIN IT IS SAID THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS GOD GOD IS EXISTENCE OR MORE EXACTLY AN EXTENT THING KNOWLEDGE AND JOY KNOWLEDGE NOT AN OVER JOY NOT ONE WHO REJOICES EVERYTHING ELSE HAS ONLY A SEEMING EXISTENCE WHICH IS IN CONSEQUENCE OF IGNORANCE OR ILLUSION IGNORANCE MAKES THE SOUL THINK ITSELF DIFFERENT FROM GOD AND IT ALSO PROJECTS THE APPEARANCE OF AN EXTERNAL WORLD HE WHO KNOWS GOD BECOMES GOD WHEN HE THE FIRST AND LAST IS DISCERNED ONE'S OWN ACTS ARE ANNIHILATED MEDITATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SUBJECT AND OBJECT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF THOUGHT IT IS A HIGH ATTAINMENT TO SAY I AM GOD BUT THE CONSUMATION IS WHEN THE THOUGHT EXISTS WITHOUT AN OBJECT
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