Turiya is the (Sanskrit) vibration of Pure Consciousness. It represents the direct experience of the fourth state of consciousness, that which is the real or true Self : serene, tranquil and filled with bliss. (Ch’Lu also later noticed a subconscious nod to Daphne Oram).

This is the seventh track from Ch'Lu's Arts Council of England & Help Musicians UK funded album "The Goddess Within". Composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Ch’Lu in her home studio, it is a fusion of binaural field-recordings, hypnotic Sanskrit vocals, classical guitar improvisation and electronic soundscapes. Using the ancient texts of the Mandukya Upanishads, which create the experience and journey of "Om", it is the ultimate Sound Medicine.

A polyglot polymath, Ch’Lu has been studying Sanskrit for the last thirteen years, alongside her teaching and practice of Vedic meditation, which fuels her drive to expand consciousness through creativity and performance. As a classical guitarist, singer, actress, linguist (13 languages) and martial artist, her creative vision is to fuse the ancient with the voice of the Zeitgeist, throwing in a contemporary edge, humour and the element of surprise.

Composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Ch'Lu

Main Album Artwork – painting in acrylic by Ch’Lu

Single Photography – Steve Ullathorne

Album Mastering – Jessica Thompson

Sanskrit Translation – Garuda Ishaya

PRS Tune code:553674DN

ISRC: QZHN32399819

The original Sanskrit from the final verse #7 of The Mandukya Upanishads, used in this track:

nāntaḥ-prajñam, na bahiṣ prajñam, nobhayataḥ-prajñam na prajnañā-ghanam, na prajñam, nāprajñam; adṛṣtam, avyavahārayam, agrāhyam, alakṣaṇam,

acintyam, avyapadeśyam, ekātma-pratyaya-sāram, prapañcopaśamam, śāntam, śivam, advaitam,aturtham manyante, sa ātmā, sa vijñeyaḥ.

English Translation:

The Fourth Aspect is Turiya: The fourth aspect of Atman or Self is Turiya, literally the fourth. In this fourth state, consciousness is neither turned outward nor inward. Nor is it both outward and inward; it is beyond both cognition and the absence of cognition. This fourth state of Turiya cannot be experienced through the senses or known by comparison, deductive reasoning or inference; it is indescribable, incomprehensible, and unthinkable with the mind. This is Pure Consciousness itself. This is the real Self. It is within the cessation of all phenomena. It is serene, tranquil, filled with bliss, and is one without second. This is the real or true Self that is to be realized.