
## 1.2.4 Illusion/Maya

This is the layer just below consciousness, that hides the complexity of framework of creation from thought/chinta layer. 

Hence, thought process of an animate matter do not requires to realize about consciousness or above that layer for it's normal functioning. 

Illusion layer also hides simple principles of Prakriti and deludes as a complex phenomenon. This layer is responsible for creation of various emotions such as: happiness, sad, anger, affections, infatuations etc. In brief, this layer creates the illusions of duality in the nature which is not true in fact, such as pain and pleasure, affection and aversion, happiness and sorrow etc.,

## 1.2,5 Thought / Chinta

This is the layer which creates procedures for actions that an animate performs while executing various task. Prior to execution of every task, first a procedure of how to perform and what to perform is generated in the thought space. Normally thought process is hidden from the complexity of creation through the duality created by illusion layer.

1.2.6 Stimulations/ Prayarthan This is the layer that stimulates various organs of the body of animate according to the procedure generated at thought process to perform actions / karma. When stimulations crossed a certain threshold level, then only action is generated

## 1.2.7 Action/Karma

Action is generated through the stimulation/ prayarthan according to the procedure generated at thought space. Hence Action/Karma = Thought or Chinta + Stimulation 

## 2. Study Of Consciousness 2.1 Definition Of Consciousness

Consciousness can be logically defined as a function of parasitic, symbiotic, self referral and reproductive behavior.

Consciousness consists of following characteristics:
1. Parasitic Behavior, 2. Symbiotic Behavior, 3. Capacity to Refer Self, and 4. Reproductive Behavior.

## Parasitic Behavior

It is the conscious behavior or tendency to acquire resources for self survival without concerning other's existence.

This behavior makes a being autonomous, and generates the tendency to compete for resource for self survival. 

## 2.1.2 Symbiotic Behavior

It is the conscious behavior or tendency to associate peers for strengthening and smoothening the survival. This behavior generates the social behaviors and allows the being to live in a social ambience.

## 2.1.3 Capacity To Refer Self

It is the process of recursively referencing self and generating actions with respect to self. This behavior allows to distinctly positioning self and performing actions with respect to self and creates the capability to identify self with respect to the surrounding and acquiring resources for self survival autonomously.

2.1.4 **Reproductive Behavior**
Here, Reproduction means, reproducing a new combination from existing set of already produced objects. Here object means the characteristics traits.

This behavior or characteristics is used to create a new combination from existing set of characteristics. The resultant combination may be a biological child or a thought created inside brain that generates an intelligent action as a response to an external stimuli. Above characteristics are essential yardsticks to have a heuristic measure of consciousness, which is again essential to test and implement consciousness.