| Vaikhari Vaani | Vocal/Verbal communication. |
| Madhyama Vaani | Mental communication like self talk or inner talk. Also, sometimes people who have excellent tuning with each other simply understand each other without any physical communication. |
| Pashyanti Vaani | When there is absence of vocal or inner talk. You are merely witnessing. For example, you just know that you exist. |
| Para Vaani | Knowing takes place even when the body is unconscious, for example during near death experience (NDE). |