| ENGAGEMENT | RESTRAINT | WITHDRAWAL | |
| CRITICAL LEVELS OF VIRUTE | ALL LEVELS | SELF & PROXIMAL | SELF-MASTERY |
| PURPOSE | SOCIAL/COSMIC | LOCAL | ENLIGHTENMENT |
| FREEDOM FROM DESIRE AND PASSION | ACCEPT ONE’S LOT IN LIFE | LIMITED SOCIAL/ FREEDOM FROM DESIRES | RENUNCIATION |
| QUIETUDE AND SOLITUDE | INTERMITTENT/INTERNAL WHEN IN CROWDS | PARTIAL | HIGH LEVEL |
| APATHEIA | DETACHMENT FROM RESULTS OF EFFORTS | MAXIMAL | TOTAL |
| MEDITATION/RELAXATION TECHNIQUES | PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES | MINIMAL REQUIREMENT | CLASSICAL/SPIRITUAL MEDITATION |
| FRIENDSHIP | IMPORTANT | VERY IMPORTANT | MINIMAL |
| ENVIRONMENT | LIKELY URBAN BASED ON NEEDS | RURAL PREFERRED | RURAL PREFERRED |
| ADAPTATION TO DEATH | LATE | GRADUAL | FOCUSED |
| FINAL TRUTHS | CARE FOR ONE’S EFFORTS, BUT NOT THE OUTCOME OF ONE’S ACTIONS | DESIRE AND PASSION ARE ILLUSION | SUFFERING IS UNIVERSAL AND DUE TO DESIRE |
| THE ABSURDITY OF LIFE IS AN ILLUSION | THE GOAL OF LIFE IS UNTROUBLEDNESS | INNER BEING IS LIKE TO THE ULTIMATE BEING |
