According to the state of development of the seeker the process of control differs.
There are five main states of mind described by Bhoja in his commentary on the Yoga Sutras.
(1) The state of dispersion (kshipta-avastha).
(2) The state of confusion, or stupidity (mudha-avastha).
(3) The state of imperfect stability (vikshipta-avastha).
(4) The concentrated state (ekagra-avastha).
(5) The motionless state (nirodha-avastha).
The five states are characterized by a difference in proportion between the three basic tendencies or qualities (gunas) ascending, expanding and descending (sattva, rajas and tamas), generally represented as enlightenment, activity and obscuration-inertia, which are the intrinsic nature of all things.
