The Seven-Stage Progression

Observe (four foundations) → Act (four right efforts) → Stabilize (four bases of power) → Root (five faculties) → Strengthen (five powers) → Awaken (seven awakening factors) → Integrate (eightfold path). The sequence isn't arbitrary: can't skip observation (blindness), can't skip action (fantasy), can't skip rooting (self-deception). Each step is prerequisite for the next.