In the waking state, there are four aspects – kala, karma, karana, and kartavya. Suppose you have decided to go to Bangalore by car to participate in a programme. You start at 5 a.m. and reach at 8 a.m. Here, kala (time) is three hours, karma (action) is travelling by car, karana (reason) is the programme, and kartavya (duty) is participating in it. All these four aspects are present in the waking state. Now consider that at 10 o’clock at night you had a dream. In the dream, you went to Bangalore and participated in a programme. When did you start? How did you travel? When did you reach? What was the reason? You do not know. This only means that the above four aspects do not exist in the dreaming state. In the sushupti (deep sleep state), there is no time, no reason, no duty and nothing that you do; you only experience bliss. In the waking state, you undertake different tasks with your body. In the dream state, you create everything, including your own self. In deep sleep, you enjoy bliss. You are one and the same in all three states. On this basis, it can be said that the individual is changeless in all three periods of time and experiences bliss directly or indirectly. He experiences oneness in all three periods of time. When once he understands this spirit of oneness, there will be no scope for differences and conflicts. So long as you identify yourself with the body, you find only multiplicity. – Divine Discourse, Sep 26, 1998