I see the personality as an extension and creation of the ego (and the brain).
Try stopping your thoughts for a few seconds. It'll be tough if you've never tried it, but you can do it.
When you can accomplish that, you'll notice an awareness. Some people call it "the watcher." It's like the time between ticks of a clock...you never notice it, but it's always there.
That awareness is the real you. Everything else is a construction of mechanisms to help you deal with the world of egos around you.
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