re: #1 Bob Levin

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Consciousness means: awareness, alertness, wakefulness.

Transcendental Consciousness means: awareness of your own self-referral consciousness, which is a state of absolute silence at the source of thought.

Consciousness differs at different levels. When you’re awake, you are aware of yourself and the world around you. When you’re dreaming, you are aware of some reality, but it is a kind of hallucinatory state. When you’re in a state of deep sleep, you are not aware of the world or yourself.