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Stages of Spiritual Development Gunasthanas
08 Apurva_karana or Nivratti_badara_samparaya (Meditative state)
f Pureness of soul increasing
f Remains in meditative state
f Traces of Passions are still present
09 Anivritti_karana or Anivratti_badara samparaya (Advance meditative state)
ƒ More advanced thought-activity or meditation
10 Sukshma_samparaya (Almost passionless state)
f Only very slight pious greed left to be controlled
