Six powers

The nine stages of resting the mind are accomplished through the six powers (Tib. tob druk; Wyl. stobs drug):

1. Listening/study (Tib. töpa; Wyl. thos pa) – ‘resting the mind’ is accomplished through listening to meditation instructions
   
2. Reflection (Tib. sampa; Wyl. bsam pa) – ‘resting the mind longer’ is accomplished through reflection and contemplation
   
3. Mindfulness (Tib. drenpa; Wyl. dran pa) – through mindfulness one accomplishes ‘continuously resettling’ and ‘fully settling the mind’; whenever one is distracted one gathers the mind and slowly, through habituation, non-distraction occurs
   
4. Awareness (Tib. shé shyin; Wyl. shes bzhin) – through awareness one accomplishes ‘taming the mind’, ‘pacifying the mind’ and ‘completely pacifying the mind’; with joy for awareness and seeing the faults of succumbing to thoughts and negative emotions, one no longer falls prey to them
   
5. Diligence (Tib. tsöndrü; Wyl. brtson ‘grus) – through diligence one accomplishes ‘complete pacification’ and ‘one-pointedness’; even subtle thoughts and negative emotions are abandoned
   
6. Complete familiarity (Tib. yongsu dripa; Wyl. yongs su ‘dris pa) – the final stage of ‘resting in equanimity’ where the mind is unaffected by the obstacles of dullness or agitation is accomplished through complete familiarity.