No

Level of Consciousness

Organisms

Test of Attainment /Indications

Methodology to Achieve

1

Dormant Consciousness

Minerals, Soils, Rocks, water

No outward exhibition of consciousness. Chemical affinity of Bonding, Crystallization

Beginning stage of Evolution

2

Low Physical Consciousness

Plants and Trees

No sense organ developed. But senses.

Automatic

3

Higher Physical Consciousness and Lower Mental Consciousness

Animals, Insects, Birds, Reptiles

1. Sense Organs develop in stages viz. Touch Sense, Taste, Smell, Eye, Ears etc .

2. Can Feel Pleasure and Pain

3. Shows Anger, Fear

4. Does not have self-consciousness. Does not know that it knows.

5.Can not reason

Automatic

4

Higher Physical, Mental and Ego Consciousness

First Stage of Humans

1.  Self consciousness develops

2. Can reason to some extent

3. Fear is predominant.

4. More Ego Centric. Jealous, Hatredness, Anger, Selfishness

5. More of “I” nature. More of Materialistic nature.

Experiencing and Realizing

5

Lower Ego- Consciousness

Middle stage of Humans

1. Awareness Develops

2. Understands Universal  Love

3. Ego Melts and slowly vanishes.

4. Fear and Anger slowly vanish.

5. Jealousy and Hatredness reduce.

Experiencing and Realizing

6

Transition to Higher Consciousness

Transition phase in Humans

1. Material worlds look un attractive. Feels restless

2.Sprituality develops

3. Longs to know “Who AM I?” and wiling to know Truth behind the universe.

Meditation

Guru’s help

7

Higher Consciousness

Candidates for Illumination

1. Wisdom Blossoms

2.Understands “I” is part of the supreme Reality, “I” is permanent, “I” is immortal, “I” is beyond name, Form, Time, Space, Cause & Effect

3. Experiences glimpses of Peace at times.

Advanced Meditation, Guru’s Help

8

Cosmic Consciousness

Illumined and Enlightened Beings

1. Riddles of the Universe answered.

2. Experience Universe as a single living organism, full of life, motion and mind.

3. Experience that nothing is a Blind Force, or Dead Matter. All is Alive, Vibrant and Intelligent

4. Experiences "You, I and All" that exist are one and the same.

5. Experiences Universe is ALL MIND. ALL IS MIND AT LAST.

6. Experiences ONENESS in ALL.

7.Experiences BLISS & JOY beyond WORDS.

8. Nothing Disturbs him. He knows not FEAR since he knows life is  nothing but a drama in the stage of Evolution. Cannot be HURT.

9. Experiences the ABSOLUTE CAUSE (GOD) of this Universe. Some may experience the vision of Devas, Gods, Angels, and Deities.

10. Savikalpa Samadhi Experienced.

11. Experiences Nirvikalpa Samadhi

12. Inwardly he is a changed man even though outwardly he leads a normal life.

13. Knows that Brother Souls are in SLUMBER and they too will arrive at this point at a later time.

14. JIGSAW   PUZZLE   OF    LIFE   SOLVED and No more needs of any Experiences. Birth and Death comes to End. Shines for ever in Eternity.

Willingness of the Absolute