Finding the Breakthrough Point for Contemplative Practice to Eliminate Self-View (ātma-dṛṣṭi)

In contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) to eliminate self-view (ātma-dṛṣṭi), sometimes, for some people, there is no need to be exhaustive in every respect, contemplating every single aspect. As long as one breaks through a single point and opens one gate, the five aggregates (pañcaskandha) and the eighteen realms can all be seen through completely, and one thereby realizes no-self. Breaking through one point can carry the rest along. Which point that is depends on the individual: each person's weak link is different, so the emphasis differs, and the point of breakthrough differs as well—it must be determined according to one's own conditions and affinities.