Ah, I think you are referring to the 'essence' of a human which is different to a human being in the here and now. We cannot be other than a human being whilst still in the body. I think ignoring the fact of our humanity can be dangerous, not 'not knowing' who we are. We do need to know who we are and being human is a part of that.
I'm not too interested in the after life, where my soul or spirit goes. It's out of my hands but life as we know it now is in all our hands (or imaginations as you may wish to see it). I truly believe the human being has far more potential than we can imagine, but that is our job to grow, flourish and create. We cannot do for humanity if there is no humanity.
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Originally Posted by Max Power  Do you live in house? Drive a car? Work in an office? Have a favorite room? Are you the house/car/office/room?
No. A human body is a collection of physical stuff, blood, bone, tissue, hair, atoms. What is thought? Where is thought? What is thought made of?
Most people agree that when the body dies the spirit/whatever lives on, so if the body dies and the thing that make's you.........you, then that must live on. So while you may think you are a human body having a human experience, you are actually a spirit/something having a human experience through a human body.
Where do you think creative power/thought/choice comes from? You physical mind/body/brain?
It can never be dangerous to understand who and what you are unless you believe you're god and from a human bean POV, that is an egotistical, potentially harmful way to view reality, because you envoke your believed power to control others and to suspend beliefs that are in place to protect you.
Personal development (this forum) is about developing your person and that includes your whole person, not just the physical stuff.
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