All the human beings of the planet Earth have their consciousness asleep. It is impossible to experience that which is the Truth while the consciousness is totally asleep.
There are four states of consciousness:
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<li>First: dreaming during the vigil state.
- Second: dreaming during those moments in which the physical body is sleeping.
- Third: self-cognizance.
- Fourth: awakened, objective consciousness.
Normally, people live in the first two states of consciousness. Yes, people not only dream when the physical body is resting, but people also continue dreaming in the wrongly named “vigil” state.
It is very rare is to find a human being with cognizance. Yet, sadly, people firmly believe that they have their consciousnesses already awakened.
It is impossible to arrive at objective knowledge if self-cognizance has not been obtained.
People live dreaming, they work dreaming, yet nevertheless they mistakenly believe that they are awakened.
During the normal sleep of the physical body, the ego is enwrapped in the body of desires10 and wanders in the molecular region11 like a somnambulist, dreaming, and when it returns into the physical body, when it returns to the “vigil” state, its dreams continue within the individual.
The one who awakens his consciousness no longer dreams; one lives awakened in the internal worlds while the physical body is asleep.