Eradicating the view of self is the contemplative practice of the illusory nature of the five aggregates.

Eradicating the view of self (satkāya-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇa) is the contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) on the five aggregates (pañca-skandha) regarding their unreality, their emptiness (śūnyatā), and their selflessness; it is not about transforming the body into some particular state. Changing the body relies on the power of meditative concentration (samādhi); even without eradicating the view of self, one can change the physical body merely by cultivating meditative concentration, making the body become incomplete and disabled, and only then can one confirm that the physical body is without self. But aren't those people who are paralyzed or disabled still deeply entrenched in the view of self? If through contemplative practice one could transform the physical body into gold, perhaps the view of self would become even heavier. The key lies in one's mental understanding—directly perceiving (direct perception) that the physical body is false, empty, and unreal; change your thinking, not your body. Do not contemplate yourself into becoming a cripple—if your power of concentration happens to grow stronger and something really goes wrong with your body, wouldn't you be in trouble? It is enough to contemplate that the body is something put together from components.