Prerequisites for the Elimination of Self-View (ahaṃkāra-mamakāra-parityāga)

The elimination of self-view (ātma-dṛṣṭi) works the same way: the mind consciousness must have sufficient wisdom to guide the manas, and the mental nature of the manas must be effectively subdued so that it can comply with the mind consciousness's thinking and guidance. This requires the manas not to have such an intense self-view and self-grasping. In ordinary times, one should train the mind consciousness and the manas to give less consideration to the physical body and to grasp less at the functions and roles of the five aggregates (pañcaskandha); the craving and attachment must be lightened before one can gradually empty out the sensations of the physical body. When the manas is too attached to self, there is no way to guide it or carry out contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā). The mind consciousness should also come to understand more thoroughly what the content of the view of the body is and what the content of self-view is; only in this way can one carry out contemplative practice and introspection with direction and a clear goal. If the content and scope of the view of the body and self-view are not known, then it is impossible to contemplate and eliminate them.