In the process of attaining a state of shamatha by progressing through the nine stages of settling the mind, six factors one employs at various stages: the powers of (1) listening (to the instructions), (2) thinking (about the instructions), (3) mindfulness, (4) alertness, (5) perseverance, and (6) complete familiarity (yongs-su 'dris-pa'i stobs).
Tibetan: སྟོབས་དྲུག stobs-drug
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