Third step - concentration, meditation (Samadhi)

Concentration, meditation, mental development. Developing one's mind is the path to wisdom which in turn leads to personal freedom. Mental development also strengthens and controls our mind; these helps us maintain good conduct.

1. Right Effort or diligence (Samma vayama):  Promote good thoughts; conquer evil thoughts, consciously directing our life energy to the trans formative path of creative and healing action that fosters wholeness. Conscious evolution.
2. Right Mindfulness (Samma sati): Become aware of your body, mind and feelings.  Levels of Awareness and mindfulness - of things, oneself, feelings, thought, people and Reality.
3. Right Concentration (Samma Samadhi): Meditate to achieve a higher state of consciousness. 

Samadhi literally means to be fixed, absorbed in or established at one point, thus the first level of meaning is concentration when the mind is fixed on a single object. The second level of meaning goes further and represents the establishment, not just of the mind, but also of the whole being in various levels or modes of consciousness and awareness. This is Samadhi in the sense of enlightenment or Buddha hood.