the absorption of the attention in inner currents of energy. Seven types of Laya exist: (1) Jyoti Laya - absorption in the inner channel of light, (2) Shabd Laya - absorption in the inner channel of sound, (3) Amrit Laya - absorption in the inner channel of nectar, (4) Prana Laya - absorption in the breath and current of life force, (5) Kundalini Laya - absorption in the energy of the Kundalini Shakti, (6) Kriya Laya - absorption into the spontaneous energy vortex created by the unfolding vehicles of consciousness during initiation or during the opening of the Nada by the spirit, and (7) Shakti Laya - absorption into the ray or beam of directed intention from an Initiate, who draws the attention into the inner realms.
Mergence or the act of merging into a state of consciousness- layaavastha. Laya consists of 4 steps or stages. The first is sameepyata (nearness to the condition), the second salokyata (moving in the region of the condition), saroopyata (becoming akin to the condition) and sayujyata (merge in the condition)