Seeking the Key to the Severing of Self-View Through Contemplation

In the observational practice to sever self-view, sometimes it is unnecessary for some individuals to cover every aspect exhaustively. As long as one breaks through a single point and opens a floodgate, the entire framework of the five aggregates and eighteen elements can be thoroughly penetrated, thereby realizing selflessness. Breaking through one point can propel the rest. Which point this is varies from person to person; each individual's vulnerable points differ, their areas of focus differ, and their breakthrough points differ—this depends entirely on their own causes and conditions.