Wisdom Publications, 1996. Meditation on Emptiness is enormously stimulating and important. A.F. The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-Neng . This book from the Zen tradition is the best meditation manual I have found for work on eradicating the illusion of self. Good preparation for the study of Tsong Khapa's teachings.
Modern science views the human body, mind, and persona as a dissipative system.
This provides a clear and contemporary explanation of why things do not have inherent existence. See Capra, Fritjof. A New Understanding of Living Systems . Anchor Books, 1997. The Diamond Sutra is the Buddha's eloquent instruction on this topic.