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How can one eradicate the view of bodily self (satkāya-dṛṣṭi)? How can one subdue afflictions? How can one attain liberation? The successful path lies within this sutra. The core content of this book is that through cultivating the four foundations of mindfulness (catvāri smṛty-upasthānāni), namely: contemplating the body as impure, contemplating feelings as suffering, contemplating the mind as impermanent, and contemplating dharmas as non-self, one can realize the first fruit through the fourth fruit, enter pure nirvāṇa, and attain liberation. During the practice, as long as every thought and every moment is devoted to the contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) of the four foundations of mindfulness, with sustained effort over time one will surely eradicate the view of self (satkāya-dṛṣṭi) and realize the fruit of liberation, thereby severing the three fetters and all afflictions, untying the bond of birth-and-death that has bound us throughout countless kalpas, never falling into the three evil destinies, and no longer suffering the misery of transmigration through the six realms.
