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Originally Posted by torilink  I think that the self or ego as a point of reference, when it "Dies" ceases to be. |
The fact that one is conscious, or aware, means that one is in a state of beingness. That state of beingness is the true ‘self’. Being able to say ‘I am’, means you are ‘self’ aware. That is the primal self. From there, we may adopt viewpoints (temporary, illusory selves, if you like), or as you say, points of reference, which we may identify with to a greater or lesser degree.
Don’t you think Christ and the Buddha still exist and are still aware of who they are, and of their own selfhood, or do you think they have completely annihilated themselves?