The nine stages through which one progresses to achieve, as a result, a state of shamatha: (1) setting the mind, (2) setting with continuity, (3) resetting, (4) closely setting, (5) taming, (6) stilling, (7) complete stilling, (8) single-pointedness, and (9) absorbed setting.
Tibetan: སེམས་གནས་དགུ sems-gnas dgu
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