On the Extinction of Both the Perceiver and the Perceived

The cessation of both the subjective and objective aspects: "Subjective" refers to the seven consciousnesses, "objective" refers to the dharmas cognized by the seven consciousnesses, and "cessation" means extinction. It is when the seven consciousnesses no longer regard themselves as a real, autonomous self, nor do they regard the dharmas they cognize as something possessed by the seven consciousnesses. Recognizing the illusory and unreal nature of both the subjective and objective is the cessation of both.

Attaining the emptiness of mind does not mean that the body becomes empty or that the six dust realms cease to exist, but rather correctly cognizing that the body is empty, the five aggregates are empty, and the six dust realms are empty. It is a change in the mind's perception—no longer regarding the physical body composed of the five aggregates as a real self, as possessing self-nature. The body becoming empty is a meditative state; the six dust realms disappearing is a meditative state. Meditative states are transient and subject to change; after the meditative state subsides, the body and the realms will reappear.