Transcendental Consciousness
During 'Transcendental Meditation', the mind settles down to earlier levels of thought until it transcends, goes beyond thought. This is experienced as Pure Being, but it takes the mind continued experience before it starts to accept this stage. In Transcendental Consciousness there is no experience, no awareness - the meditator knows he has been somewhere, but he does not know where. After a period of time, Transcendental Consciousness seeps into the other levels of consciousness, Waking, Dreaming and Sleeping, which is known as Witnessing. In the waking state, the Seeker experiences separation from his actions thoughts and feelings - he is witnessing what is going on. Lucid dreaming strengthens, and there is awareness that is maintained in dreams. Awareness is also maintained in dreams.
Cosmic Consciousness, God Consciousness & Unity Consciousness
When Transcendental Consciousness is maintained 24/7 during waking, dreaming and sleeping, the seeker is said to be in Cosmic Consciousness. The next stage is God Consciousness, when the seeker starts to see the creative process, the manifestation from Pure Consciousness. The next stage is Unity Consciousness when you realise that you are part of the whole process.
Taken from 'The Man Who Knows The Unknown'
