Science and Technology of Consciousness Transcendental Consciousness
Yes Content No Content Yes Self Waking Transcendental Consciousness No Self Dreaming Sleeping
Content Analysis of the Description of Transcending • Absence of time, space and body sense • Peaceful • Unbounded Travis and Pearson 2000
Transcendental Consciousness Spontaneous Breath Quiescence and Autonomic Measures Front Center Back Breath EDA
Junction Point Model Travis, 1994
Junction Point during Sleep and TM practice
Junction Points Between Sleeping and Dreaming Travis, 1994
Main Points • The three commonly experienced states of consciousness—waking, dreaming, and sleeping—are each completely unique and different from one another. A junction point exists between these states. • The three states of consciousness—waking, dreaming, and sleeping—are like curtains hiding the essential nature of the unchanging continuum of pure consciousness.
Main Points • Scientific research into physiological changes produced during the practice of the TM technique has verified the fourth state of consciousness, transcendental pure consciousness, the source and goal of the three relative states of consciousness.
Main Points • In terms of the Junction Point Model, pure consciousness is the underlying “ocean” and particular conscious experiences are the changing waves. • Further testing of this model and of the nature of pure consciousness may provide a basis for fully understanding who we are, and what it means to be fully human.