Taijasa

By Swami Harshananda

Taijasa literally means ‘one who is bright’.

The jīva has three states of consciousness. They are:

1. Jāgrat - waking state
2. Svapna - dream state
3. Suṣupti - deep-sleep state

When Jīva gets associated with these three states it is called viśva, taijasa and prājña respectively.

References

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore