The seven steps in awakening (satta bojjhanga):
1) Introversion of Attention (sati)
2) Observation of Experience (dhamma vicaya)
3) Strength (viriya)
4) Rapture (pīti)
5) Relaxation (passaddhi)
6) Mental Equilibrium (samādhi)
7) Introspection (upekkhā)
“Herein a meditator cultivates the seven steps towards awakening (satta bojjhanga) that begins with Introversion of Attention (sati), which can only be achieved through solitude (viveka), dispassion (virāga), and discontinuance (nirodha) ending in liberation (vossagga).
Then one cultivates the step towards awakening that is Conscious Observation of Experience (dhamma vicaya) associated with solitude, dispassion, and discontinuance, ending in liberation.
Then one cultivates the step towards awakening that is Strength (viriya) associated with solitude, dispassion, and discontinuance, ending in liberation.
One cultivates the step towards awakening that is Rapture (pīti) associated with solitude, dispassion, and discontinuance, ending in liberation.
One cultivates the step towards awakening that is Relaxation (passaddhi) associated with solitude, dispassion, and discontinuance, ending in liberation.
One cultivates the step towards awakening that is Mental Equilibrium (samādhi) associated with solitude, dispassion, and discontinuance, ending in liberation.
One cultivates the step towards awakening that is Introspection (upekkhā) associated with solitude, dispassion, and discontinuance, ending in liberation.”