and perceives that knowledge is latent within him and that it is the sole medium for acquiring it; at this point, his mind becomes tranquil and his conscience rests. In the second degree, the causes of misery and pain depart from him, so no disturber disturbs him nor does any painful thing cause him pain. In the third degree, he reaches the stage of complete knowledge. In the fourth degree, he remembers the intellect and keeps distant from every blemish. In the fifth degree, the matter of the intellect transforms into the soul. In the sixth degree, the human perceives that he exists within the soul and that he has no connection to the intellect or the body; then he reaches the final degree, meaning the seventh degree, where things appear before him in their true realities and he perceives that he is capable of everything, unto its end. Whenever this is completed for him, he progresses by means of action and training until he reaches the Supreme Archetype (al-mathal al-a'la).

Raja Yoga: Then he said: Take your seat completely upright—a total uprightness that relaxes all the organs of your body—then turn your gaze toward the tip of your nose, and empty your thoughts of everything except the gaze directed toward this area.