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One more thing: When we say that dhamma is according to “causes and conditions”. The term “causes and conditions” does not refer to the causes from yesterday. Or that things will be the same as yesterday. But, causes and conditions of natural conditions that emerge—they can change at any moment; they can change all the time. The weather can sometimes be cold, sometimes be hot, sometimes (the wind) blows steadily like a fan. Observe: The wind from an electric fan that turns to impact us, observe whether the wind that impacts us is always constant? Do we notice that it is sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes strong... our lives are no different.
Causes and conditions that make everything change. When we do this, we know that it is already cold, so we think that it should always be cold like this. Try this: If it is cold like this, always with no changes—how would we be? We would catch a fever. Even an air-conditioner that should have the same level of coldness—should adjust the temperature to be the same. We still feel cold. After awhile it adjusts itself—to make the temperature bearable. If the coldness stays exactly the same, it is dif cult to bear. That is why I always say that sweets that we feel is delicious, food that we feel is delicious—if we put them into our mouth and keep them there for a considerable period—see, how would it feel? The deliciousness is caused by us chewing deliciously then swallow. Then we chew again, delicious again, then swallow...