Step 1: Morality
Take vows to get over internal negativity and stick to the vow even at the cost of friendship, name, fame, money, etc. Observe internal negative thought and observe from where it is getting originated. Once you start seeing
Step 2: Samadhi – Meditation leading to Samadhi
If the inner environment is free from negativism then only can meditation lead one to Samadhi. If the inner cleanliness is not attained, even if one might meditate 2-3 times a day, he will NOT reach Samadhi even in 100 years of practice. Therefore, one must practice Morality extremely sincerely at any cost to progress to Samadhi.
Step 3: Self-realization
Only the higher states of Samadhi can evoke Self-realization. Inner wisdom starts sprouting gradually and you will soon attain the Supreme Truth.