Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

there is no soul at all. Thus when Buddhists say, "there
is no soul," it means that in Buddhahood there is no soul,
but for common persons there are "changeable souls"
which carry their lives wandering in transmigration.
This "soul" is the eighth consciousness, which should be
meditated away by sunyata samadhi to eventually
become the wisdom of Buddhahood. Hence when one
skillfully destroys delusions and discovers the true
nature of consciousness, one should make practical
progress in sunyata meditation. This is the fifth
important stage of transmutation.
Regarding the characteristics of sunyata, there are two
aspects: one is its nature, like a mirror. The second is its
manifestations, which are like reflections in the mirror.
To accomplished bodhisattvas and to Buddhas, they are
two in oneness, like two sides of one paper. However, to
novices who do not have any realization of sunyata
oneness, they should be considered and practiced
separately.
1. Meditating on Sunyata
One should use the following methods. One should not
worry about one's consciousness or mind or the objects
outside the mind. Everything inside the mind or outside
the consciousness is sunyata itself. It needs neither
mentalization nor physical analysis. By this method, the
consciousness is sublimated into Buddha-wisdom in
one's nature. After this sublimation is meditated upon,
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