As merit, meditative concentration, and wisdom differ, so do the levels of enlightenment.

Where there is a conscious mind, there are the feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness of the five aggregates. Through contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) on the illusory and non-self nature of the five aggregates, contemplating and realizing the illusory nature of both the physical body and the conscious mind, and being extremely certain and fully accepting of it, one can eradicate the view of self (satkāya-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇa) and attain realization of the fruits. When merits and other conditions are complete, one can engage in contemplative practice and deliberation on any dharma whatsoever: one can eradicate the view of self, and one can also, through contemplative practice, realize the eighth consciousness—it all depends on merit, meditative concentration (samādhi), wisdom, and the timing of conditions. Realizing the fruits through eradicating the view of self has different levels, and seeing the mind and enlightenment also have many levels: there is the enlightenment of the seventh abode, the enlightenment of a first-bhūmi bodhisattva, the enlightenment of bodhisattvas at various bhūmis, and the enlightenment of the buddha stage. Each person's level and depth of enlightenment is different, and thus the wisdom they attain will differ greatly.