In what ways you advance on the path ? In what ways you advance on the path? 


is it by lowering the hindrances ? or your ability to notice them ?  you get a greater ability to not attach and let go ?  


im trying to understand in what ways we advance -  i mean before becoming a sotapanna what do you improve throw meditation  

and if you answer for example : " you have less ill will your less angry"  do you mean we lower the anger levels - if so how -  did i remove existing anger "seeds" or did i improve my ability to notice and let go of anger - and if so is this an ability which builds up from meditaiton to meditation ? 

i would appreciate everything you can expand on the subject of advancing in the path
The path is lead by right view, which is wisdom. 

Each hindrance is the drive/motivation to do harm or enslave. Therefore, to advance on the path, it is ideal that wisdom investigate each hindrance &amp; examine why its motive is harmful &amp;/or enslaving. 

If the mind is not a slave to hindrances, to enter sotapanna the mind must have the selflessness to 'let go'. Sotapanna will not be entered with force or will power. It will be entered by dropping ego &amp; self. For some people who are very ethical or harmless, dropping the self can be difficult because it can be like 'dying' existentially. 

Therefore, a good way to advance on the path is to focus on being a harmless &amp; unselfish person and to also abide regularly in solitude so existential fear can be overcome.

For example, if you live in society, you can find somewhere, like some bushland or empty beach, to meditate alone a few nights a week.