Explanation on not-self (anattā) is a hard work because its essence is comparable to the heart of Buddhism. This induced me to doubt whether I could do it profoundly in keeping with its profundity. If the quality of my work was too low, then some people might understand that the Buddha-dhamma was on par with it. And this would be as harmful to the religion as would my wrong explanation. But now I gain confidence more and more. This is because I received ideas from many friends who expressed so many opinions and doubts that I realize that, if I do it, it will be somewhat better than not to do it. Or at least it may eliminate the dispute on this matter.

“To do is better than not to do” means that there still are some people who are confused or do not understand various aspects that are complementary reasons. Therefore, an explanation, even just enough to answer the questions, will bring good results and greatly satisfy myself without needing to expect that it has to be perfect. But if the explanation brings more beneficial results than what is expected, or if it happens to be perfect, that can be counted as an additional gain.

(Introductory Explanation: The Reason for Writing This Book)

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