June 21, 2024 at 3:06 am
#50408
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As for the ownership and the value, I think it shows different approaches to the same subject, respectively. The anatta can be likened to a drug addict failing to produce any results. The drug addict ended up failing to do anything worthwhile (value), and he had nothing left (ownership). The “Sabbē dhammā anattā” conveys the fact that all the joy-seeking efforts within samsara are no different than drug addiction after all.