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No ordinary man thinks of himself when he is sleeping but not dreaming. Why is it that the idea of "I" is then lost? Obviously the mind itself is not lost, only its products are. But is not consciousness associated with mind? It too could not have been lost. Then why does it seem to be absent? No answer to this last question can possibly be found. The reason is that it is not absent at all. This is why consciousness goes on during deep absorption, in listening to music, even though I have forgotten myself. The more complete the absorption, the more complete is the forgetfulness.

-- Notebooks Category 19: The Reign of Relativity > Chapter 3 : The States of Consciousness > # 137