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degree of methods to train the mind, but <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />

samatha is the best among them. The following nine<br />

steps should be practiced until certain achievement is<br />

attained.<br />

a. Inward Abiding: to be able to draw back the mind<br />

from pursuing outward evil thoughts <strong>and</strong> settle it well<br />

on inward sight.<br />

b. Continuous Abiding: to be able to make the mind<br />

continually abide on the inward sight.<br />

c. Well Abiding: if thought falls away from the inward<br />

sight, it is fixed firmly again upon it.<br />

d. Near the Good Abiding: all outward thoughts are on<br />

the inward sight.<br />

e. Overwhelming: the outward thoughts have been<br />

overwhelmed by the inward sight.<br />

f. Silence: the mind has been pacified <strong>and</strong> resides in<br />

silence.<br />

g. Deep Silence: The sleepy mind <strong>and</strong> the distracted<br />

mind are overwhelmed by the deep silence.<br />

h. One-Pointed Attention: the mind always pays<br />

attention to only one point; that is, the inward sight,<br />

without even moving a little or ceasing attention for a<br />

short time.<br />

i. Equal Abiding: the mind itself is always equally<br />

abiding everywhere <strong>and</strong> without forceful compulsion.<br />

Regarding inward sight, there are many points along the<br />

median channel (between the eyebrows, on the tip of the<br />

nose, between one's breasts, on the inside of the navel,<br />

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