The Process of Mind Consciousness's Deliberation Is the Process of Turning Around the Manas

Eliminating self-view (ātma-dṛṣṭi) requires evidence, and the evidence must be conclusive. The habitual tendencies of the manas should not be too heavy, and the ignorance should not be too deep and severe. If the manas is extremely foolish, even when all the evidence is laid out and the evidence is conclusive, the manas will still cling to its original stubborn reasoning, and then self-view cannot be eliminated. The continuous process of contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) and deliberation by the mind consciousness is precisely the process of continually turning around the foolishness and ignorance of the manas. Only when the manas's ignorance has become somewhat lighter will it be willing to acknowledge the facts; otherwise, even with the facts plainly laid out before it, it is of no use.