I see ATA as a kind of stepping stone--a way of reversing the process that got us into the mess of thinking we're separate entities existing in space and time. ATA is a purposeful return to how we interacted with THIS ("what is") when we were children. When we begin ATA'ing, we do so under the illusion that we are entities doing something, but if the process continues, all ideation ultimately gets left behind and we discover that we are not who we initially thought we were. We discover that we are THIS, which is unimaginable, doing whatever IT does. In short, abidance in mind ceases, and a state of unknowing pervades all.
From my POV the *clink clink clink* is what it is, and it is only imagined as "clink clink clink" for purposes of pointing toward the unimaginable isness of being. Is there a difference between imagining a pink unicorn and imagining the sound we hear as "ice cubes falling into a cup" or "clink clink clink?" Only if we imagine there is. We imagine there is only for the purpose of pointing to one of many activities that can ultimately lead to non-abidance in mind.
Non-abidance collapses all cognitive illusions, including the illusion that "I am a person."
From my POV the *clink clink clink* is what it is, and it is only imagined as "clink clink clink" for purposes of pointing toward the unimaginable isness of being. Is there a difference between imagining a pink unicorn and imagining the sound we hear as "ice cubes falling into a cup" or "clink clink clink?" Only if we imagine there is. We imagine there is only for the purpose of pointing to one of many activities that can ultimately lead to non-abidance in mind.
Non-abidance collapses all cognitive illusions, including the illusion that "I am a person."
