Pure awareness is nothing but the first moment after deep sleep

[dattaswami]

Pure awareness is nothing but the first moment after deep sleep

 

199. Chit tatkriyaa vishishtanaadimandalaritimati paraa api.

 

Translation: Awareness is work of inert energy only associated with a specific style introduced by the specific nervous system. The other works like respiration etc. are also similar.

 

Explanation: Awareness is the work of inert energy in the nervous system. It is like the dance of a dancer in a trained specific style. The dancer is the inert energy and the dance is awareness. The specific style is the nervous system. The current is inert energy. The grinding machine with a specific design is the nervous system. The grinding work is the awareness. Therefore the inert energy working in a specific style in the nervous system, designed in such a specific style, is the awareness. Hence, awareness is a specific form of inert energy only. The inert energy functioning in the respiratory system does a special work of respiration. The inert energy functioning in the digestive system does a specific work of digestion. Awareness is nothing but inert energy, but awareness differs from the inert energy due to the specific style introduced by the nervous system. In the deep sleep, this specific style of work is totally absent and hence only the inert energy remains. The experience of this inert energy during the deep sleep is impossible due to the absence of the specific style of work or awareness. Pure awareness is nothing but the first moment after deep sleep, which can be almost treated as the awareness of self during the deep sleep.