[Johnny_Lim]

I would like to add on further by focusing a bit on Anatta. Again on the conjoined twins simile. One of the conjoined twins is yearning to get into a relationship. She sees other girls having boyfriends and feels envious of them. We know that Anatta implies there is no core essence in anything, both mental and physical. So, even if there is cause(s) and condition(s) for this girl to meet someone she likes and get into a relationship, the Anicca nature is going to be cruel to her. The availability (or the lack of) of cause(s) and condition(s) conveys a sense of vulnerability and helplessness to this girl. When there is no fate for her to meet a guy, she suffers. When she finally has the fate to meet someone she likes and fall in love, she suffers in another way. Either way, she suffers. Look deeper into Anatta and we see that she does not reign power over her whims and fancies. Why? Because the evil twin sister Anicca is at work! The love she is yearning for doesn’t come from nothing. It has to come from cause(s) and condition(s). And it is this very reason that all conditioned things must be Anicca as much as being Anatta.