The nature of consciousness has been a major philosophical issue through the history of the millenary yoga system. Many yoga schools are fully in agreement with the idea of the transcendent character of consciousness, saying that it is not a product of the mind-body group and even less a simple emanation of the brain. The obvious transcendental nature of consciousness is believed to be realised in a philosophical way through itself and is most objectively verified by means of the highest yogic states of cosmic consciousness – the supra-conscious ecstasy.

Consciousness is viewed in the yoga system as our ultimate identity.

Because of this, in yoga, consciousness is also called the Immortal Self, which is the undying spark of the Supreme Spirit and is, in its quality of eternal essence, beyond body, mind, and language.

This state of absolute consciousness is beyond thoughts, causality or identification with the body; it is almost indescribable in its amazing greatness and depth.

Fundamentally speaking, first of all, consciousness is a sum of complex processes of simultaneous resonance. For every human being, consciousness is and remains a big enigma, because it is neither measurable nor quantifiable.

Even for superficial and ignorant human beings, consciousness invariably remains one of the most important aspects of their reality, yet regrettably it is the least explored – although it is one of the most complex aspects of life. The nature of consciousness is and remains the greatest mystery for every human being.

Shortly, we could say that consciousness is in fact a general state of awakening and reacting to many internal or external stimuli that trigger various and simultaneous processes of resonance within our microcosm. Human consciousness depends on both the integration of certain subtle, invisible vehicles (koshas), as well as the integration of the central nervous system. Consciousness allows human beings to be in a complex relationship with their own self, with the immediate and distant environment, and with the macrocosm. All vital signs, physical, mental, supra-mental, spiritual etc. depend on each other.

Considering the extraordinary opportunity to know the ultimate godly truth by revelation, we can say that consciousness allows the world to be mirrored and represented, and it makes it possible for the human being to acquire a deep knowledge, as much as possible, of the close, far or very far-off ambience; it depends on the predominant vibrating frequency of their inner universe.

Being aware means, above all, to be very carefully paying attention to what is happening here and now in your inner universe, and to see it clearly enough. It is essential to remember that consciousness is not a function among others but it actually springs from many functions. Human consciousness is much more than the sum of the parts. Consciousness is born both from complex, simultaneous processes of occult resonance that are triggered in our inner universe and from a complex and repetitive reverberation of various frequencies of energy and cycles of information (and of some of the nadis as well).

Laboratory research has shown that the human brain activity varies depending on the state of consciousness.

It has therefore been found that brain activity is slower during sleep than the normal so-called ‘standby’ state, which has been a called ‘alpha’. Specialists have segmented the different states of consciousness according to the rhythm of electrical activity as alpha, beta, theta or delta. Mysterious states that are different from ‘standby’ ones are called ‘transformed states of consciousness’ – the beneficial state of trance is one of them. It shows that our consciousness plays an immense role in revealing the Ultimate Truth within.

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