Asking questions with an 'if' is often a lovely approach in chan
buddhism.
In one translation of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa, 'The
Dharma is omnipresent, because it is like infinite space. It is
without color, mark, or shape, because it is free of all process.
It is without the concept of "mine," because it is free of the
habitual notion of possession. It is without ideation, because it
is free of mind, thought, or consciousness. It is incomparable,
because it has no antitheses. It is without presumption of
conditionality, because it does not conform to causes.'
'If' there is a presumption of conditionality, the 'if' perhaps
may keep the TS running around in another circles that at best is
different from the circles that I suffer in.