Nine ways of resting the mind

Nine Ways of Resting the Mind (Tib. sems gnas pa’i thabs dgu) when cultivating shamatha.

1) Resting the Mind – focusing the mind upon an object
2) Resting the Mind Longer – maintaining that continuity
3) Continuously Resettling the Mind – whenever one forgets the object and becomes distracted one resettles the mind
4) Fully Settling the Mind – by settling in that way, the mind becomes increasingly focused on the object
5) Taming the Mind – by thinking of the qualities of samadhi, one feels greater joy for meditation
6) Pacification of the Mind – then seeing the faults of distraction, one’s dislike for meditation is pacified
7) Complete Pacification of the Mind – then whenever the cause of distraction, such as the subsidiary disturbing emotions or sleepiness or mental unease occur, they are completely pacified
8) One-pointedness – then one attains some stability through applying the antidotes for distraction
9) Resting in Equanimity – finally one is able to rest the mind on its object quite naturally, without resorting to any antidotes

These are taken from Maitreya's Ornament of Mahayana Sutras (Mahayanasutralamkara).