The concepts of Bhavasagara (Ocean of worldly existence) ,Jagrat (Wakefulness), Svapna (Dream), and Sushupti (Deep Sleep)and Turiya (Pure Consciousness)
The Bhavasagara denotes the vast ocean of worldly existence, the cycle of birth and death through which souls pass from one life to the next. It is the covered by the boundless realm of maya , wherein the soul struggles amid waves of desire and ignorance, unknowing itself and others, its past and future lives, yet ever seeking the shore of liberation. भवसागर यः भवसागरः स एव संसारसागरः जन्ममरणचक्रस्य नियम अपारः। अयं लौकिकजीवनस्य सागरः, हरेर्विना असम्भवो यस्य पारापारः। The Soul’s Journey O my soul, behold this wondrous stage , Where God sends all to act their page. In earthly play, through joy and strife, We walk the fleeting path of life. By His great veil of mystic art , We lose the truth within the heart; The One we knew in realms above Seems distant in this world we love. When first we step on mortal sand, We argue what we fail to understand; We praise, we blame, we seek to know, Yet drift in illusion’s restless flow. But when the final call draws near, All masks fall off, all voic...
