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Originally Posted by undecided  Some people have mentioned their higher self/consciousness/true self.
I just don't get it. What's the difference between "that" and all the emotions, thoughts and memories caused by our physical brain.
You mean my sexual urges, joy, thoughts are not me? Can we not have sexual urges with a normal physical brain.
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"I" = the essential you. I don't have a precise definition - it's just what you are, when everything else has been taken away. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say it is you as pure soul, originating from God (a very big, pure soul).
Consciousness = State of awareness; what "I" has and uses to perceive and create.
Mind = The container you carry arround which holds all your thoughts, memories, ideas and beliefs.
Emotion = A reaction expressed through your senses, causing you to 'feel' something.
Your consciousness is currenty attached to your body, to a greater or lesser extent. Your body also has animal consciousness which takes care of the body's instinctive urges for survival - eating, fighting, sex, etc.
If you are too fixated on your body, your consciousness can identify with an aspect of the animal consciousness. When this is coupled with your imagination, then one can really get hung up on things like sex, physical survival, etc.