An awakening cannot be found when it is being sought. Therefore, attempting to stack sats is like struggling against quicksand, and will ultimately lead to my demise.. Knowing this fact, I feel closer to an awakening, but I know the REAL answers I seek are still out there among the dry sand..
This is definitely wrong.
You can find awakening if you understand that this material world is always changing and that there is an element that does not change in itself but dynamically changes everything else. This element is the Supreme Godhead who has a very dynamic personality. In this age of Kali Yuga or Age of Quarrel systems of enlightenment are meant for times when men can focus. Here we focus on all kinds of nonsense so the type of Yoga is recommended as Bhakti which means devotion. Fixing your mind on God and furthermore chanting his name.
Stacking can also be done as well. Participating and engaging others is the key.
If you are able to make every activity that you do a service to god you will find Sat (Which means truth in Sanskrit), Chit (Which means awareness) and Ananda.
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is -- https://prabhupada.io/books/bg/start