That is the ekaatmapratyayasaaram, the presence of the ‘I’ feeling. The consciousness which is illuminating even the blankness of deep sleep, that consciousness is in and through all these three states, just like gold is in and through all the ornaments, and that consciousness is the Turiya. Ekaatmapratyayasaaram is a very extraordinary word. When you follow that ‘I’ feeling, you intuitively realize that you are Turiya. This is the famous ‘Who am I?’ inquiry taught by Ramana Maharshi.
