Practice of choosing that which brings sthitau, or a stable state of tranquility.

To get a stable and solid foundation, the practice should be done for a long time, without a break, and with sincere devotion.

Non-attachment is a process that evolves progressively as practice deepens. Eventually, it leads to a supreme non-attachment, Paravairagya, i.e., non-attachment even in relation to the most fundamental building blocks of all manifestation. This level of non-attachment comes through the direct experience of pure consciousness or purusha

Everything between, i.e., non-attachment to pranic energy, the five elements, the senses, and the subtler aspects of mind.

The four stages all have an object to which attention is directed (samprajnata). Beyond these four is objectless concentration, where all four categories of objects have been released from attention (asamprajnata).

Concentration on any gross object while still accompanied with other activities of the mind, including meditation on sensory awareness, visualized objects, the gross level of breath, attitudes, syllables of mantra, or streams of conscious thought.

Subtleties of matter, energy, senses, and the mind are, themselves, the objects of meditation, inquiry, and non-attachment.

emphasizes the still subtler state of bliss in meditation. In this state, the concentration is free from the gross and subtle impressions that were at the previous levels.

focuses on I-ness, which is even subtler, as it relates to the I that is behind, or witness to all of the other experiences.

Prakritilaya: Know unmanifest nature of prakriti

Shraddha: Developing the faith that you are going in the right direction