According to the teachings, are all, and all-of, beings annata? What of the "purified beings," or that which is purified "of" beings?
Is the liberated, purified being, actually incarcerated in this lifetime, subject to fall apart and dissolve with the break-up of the aggregates? That is, Is the "purified being" ephemeral and illusionary, or does it have qualities separate from annata?
If, by chance, a being were to land upon the other shore in this very lifetime, would the purified being, or all parts of, dissolve with body and aggregates, turning into beach, like dried or decomposing starfish, driftwood, or crushed shells? Or would there be shells on the beach, like those from a hatched egg, with tracks in the sand leading to a possible array of new directions?
-or- Is this a waste of attention to contemplate, perhaps unanswered directly in the Dhamma, since worldly impure beings are not of the developed mind and viewing abilities to conceptualize that which is beyond?
-or- Would my attention be more suited off this topic, since my focus should be on the path at hand, namely, the one which leads to the ending of suffering, by contemplating and dwelling ardent, clearly comprehending, and mindful, of what is happening moment to moment, regardless of abstract models and likely unresolvable (if not delusion-riddled) concepts of future states or planes of existence?
Understand, this Satipatthana is working to help alleviate suffering, it is working for me as I practice and watch as things unfold, even with humbled and imperfect beginnings. But if there is a pure, true mind or heart, already within us, either as a seed, or as unfined material mixed with coarse material, then it is very much a part of the here and now, and understanding comprehensible qualities of it's capacity, potential, reach, and longevity, seem relevant.
