> > Derealization during pain isn't the same as > > witnessing during the waking state... > > Vaj: > I was referring to "witnessing" during sleep. > In TM, 'witnessing' in waking state refers to the ability of yogis to 'witness' the Being - the Transcendental Absolute.
"yoga citta vritti nirodha". Yoga Sutra I.1.2 "Yoga is the cessation of the mental turnings of the mind. When thought ceases, the Transcendental Absolute stands by itself, refers to Itself, as a witness to the world." - Swami Venkatesananda http://www.swamivenkatesananda.com/
