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Originally Posted by Gem
The word 'anatta is used in different contexts, such as not-me, mine, my or I in meditation; no substance of things in in the universe (or emptiness); no continuous self that endures time; and/or no actuality of ego - and each these aspects have their own elaborate philosophical tangents.
Anatta is generally misconstrued by non-Buddhists as 'you don't exist', whereas in a very general sense it means there is no fundamental identity to anything.
No one actually understands the concept, but Buddhist philosophy unifies both intellectual learning for the acquired knowledge, and meditation practice for deeper insight and wisdom.
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That is very well put, especially ".. in a very general sense it means there is no fundamental identity to anything."
