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Based on the purport of the four Āgama sūtras expounded by the Buddha, this book guides readers in detail through the contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) of the five aggregates (pañca-skandha) to achieve the eradication of the view of self (satkāya-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇa). The practice steps are clear and easy to understand; as long as one's meditative concentration (samādhi) is sufficient, it is very easy to begin actual practice, and realizing realization according to the teachings of this book is relatively easy. The book introduces in detail the practical methods of contemplative practice, and can be regarded as a rather detailed guide for study and practice for modern Buddhist practitioners. As long as students genuinely cultivate and practice according to these methods, generate the mind of renunciation, and strengthen their meditative concentration, they will find the way to eradicate the view of self; attaining the fruits of realization and the meritorious benefit of liberation is not difficult. This book also explains the difference between "understanding" and "realization," so as to prevent sentient beings from mistaking understanding for actual realization—the retribution in future lives would be fearsome, and one would merely ruin one's own progress on the Path.
