Consciousness = naked awareness that enables seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, cognition via the six senses Mere consciousness means just seeing, just hearing, just tasting, etc, without any conceptual commentary Pure consciousness is dependent upon a pure citta. Pure consciousness is consciousness free from greed, hatred & delusion but pure consciousness can only occur when the citta is pure because defilement (impurity) is a product of the citta Consciousness is not citta. Citta is not consciousness. They are two different aspects/functions of mind. Please look within! What is aware of a turbulant citta? Consciousness. What is aware of a non-turbulant citta? Consciousness Also, fully enlightened beings have no turbulance, whether during awake or asleep