states of consciousness

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• states of consciousness —    There are four states of consciousness outlined in the MANDUKYA UPANISHAD, one of the classi cal Vedic UPANISHADS often cited in VEDANTA and other Indian traditions. The four states are jag arita (jagrat), the waking state; svapna, the dream… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Altered States of Consciousness — (ASC)    Shamans are sometimes distinguished from other religious or cultural leaders by their ability to deliberately enter distinctive states of consciousness. While these states are sometimes labeled “trance” (dissociation from “ordinary… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• Consciousness — • In its widest sense it includes all sensations, thoughts, feelings, and volitions, in fact the sum total of mental life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Consciousness     Consciousness …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Consciousness-based healthcare — (CBH), an emerging field of complementary and alternative medicine, is the application of consciousness based interventions to achieve tangible, beneficial outcomes across a wide range of health concerns including physical and emotional issues.… …   Wikipedia

• Consciousness — Representation of consciousness from the seventeenth century. Consciousness is a term that refers to the relati …   Wikipedia

• consciousness — /kon sheuhs nis/, n. 1. the state of being conscious; awareness of one s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. 2. the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people: the moral consciousness of …   Universalium

• consciousness — The state of being aware, or perceiving physical facts or mental concepts; a state of general wakefulness and responsiveness to environment; a functioning sensorium. [L. con scio, to know, to be aware of] clouding of c. a state in which the… …   Medical dictionary

• Consciousness raising — (often abbreviated c.r. or CR) is a form of political activism, pioneered by United States feminists in the late 1960s. It often takes the form of a group of people attempting to focus the attention of a wider group of people on some cause or… …   Wikipedia

• Consciousness Explained —   Author(s) Daniel C. Dennett …   Wikipedia

• consciousness — noun 1 being able to see/hear/feel things ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ higher ▪ to aspire to a higher consciousness ▪ cosmic, divine ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Consciousness-only — In Buddhism, consciousness only or mind only (Sanskrit: vijñapti mātratā , vijñapti mātra , citta mātra ; Chinese: 唯識; Pinyin: wéi shí ; Japanese: yuishiki ) is a theory according to which unenlightened conscious experience is nothing but false… …   Wikipedia