Sleep as a State of Consciousness in Advaita Vedānta

<p><b>Explores deep sleep (susupti) one of the three states of consciousness in Advaita Vedanta and the major role it plays in this philosophy.</b></p><p>Indian philosophy bases itself on three states of consciousness: waking dreaming and deep sleep. Deep sleep or susupti plays an important role in Advaita Vedanta the major philosophical school that advocates a doctrine of pure consciousness. Explaining and savoring this paradox this book shows how the concept of deep sleep can be used in Advaita Vedanta to reveal a philosophical insight validate an argument illustrate a moral or adorn a tale. Arvind Sharma explores why sleep is a phenomenon that philosophers should be interested in and examines it in classical Hindu religious texts including the Upanisads and in foundational early and modern Advaita Vedanta.</p>