“Who can describe that which can not be perceived by the senses, that which is the best of all things the supreme soul, self-existent devoid of all distinguishing features such as color or caste and is free from birth, vicissitude, death, and decay, is always, is everywhere, and in whom all things exist here and this is why He is called Vasudeva? ” (Vishnu Purana I, Chapter 2) Just as the ocean is the basis of all its diverse waves, Vasudeva is the unified field immaterial and transcendental of Being Pure at the basis of all the diversity of the physical universe. On the Macrocosmic level, Vasudeva is the only and infinite Brahman – formless and without any attribute. In the light of Kriya Yoga, the fourth state of Turiya, or Vasudeva, is a synonym for Kevala Kumbhaka. Therefore, the supreme Vishnu mantra (mahamantra) – om namo bhagavate vasudevaya – is used for this purpose. The purpose of the Second and Third Kriya is to break the heart granthi in order to get the fourth state, Turiya, or Samadhi. For this reason it has been recommended that you practice Kriya (mentally) in bed before falling asleep, and always meditate in the Vedic aphorisms. However, this “I” or Self must be experienced in a continuous and conscious way during the succession of the three states (waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep). In the state of sushupti, the soul gets partial Turiya (unconsciously) meaning the sleeper is not aware of what is taking place. The fourfold form of consciousness is experienced as states – awake, sleep, and deep dreamless sleep (sushupti) The fourth state (caturtha) or Turiya, occurs when the consciousness – in a more subtle state of matter (Pradhana) – enters the Sushumna channel and merges into the Atman. These are the quadruple forms (vyuhas) of Consciousness, according to Pancaratra system. From Vasudeva is born Samkarshana, the Jiva (individual consciousness) from the Jiva, Pradyumna, the mind from the mind, Aniruddha, the ego. Vasudeva is the fourth state of consciousness known as Turiya.
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