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Sorry, I meant to reply to this sooner...
What I mentioned is just the main idea that I have regarding it. I think the only major way we differ on this might be this:
I wasn't saying that we lose our individuality (and I agree that "merging" would create a duality)...It's hard for me to word this.
I'll give it another try: I'm trying to say that we are most certainly individuals, and that we are real. The illusion (in my mind) is that of separation.
In reality, there is no separation. Therefore, we are One. I was suggesting that the illusion of separation is broken upon death.
I believe that after a period of waiting, that we reincarnate in some form or another.
This doesn't necessarily imply that we would lose our individuality if it were true. You also make an excellent point in saying that we are already One.
This leads me to the thought "so why should we lose our sense of identity or individuality upon death"? Confronted with this question, I don't think that I actually believe that we do.
As to what form we would take while "in-between", I have no clue. I speculate that we would be fully aware of our interconnectedness, while still maintaining that we are distinct.
Like nodes in a great brain, or cells in a great body. Connected, but distinct.
Good thoughts.
What I mentioned is just the main idea that I have regarding it. I think the only major way we differ on this might be this:
I wasn't saying that we lose our individuality (and I agree that "merging" would create a duality)...It's hard for me to word this.
I'll give it another try: I'm trying to say that we are most certainly individuals, and that we are real. The illusion (in my mind) is that of separation.
In reality, there is no separation. Therefore, we are One. I was suggesting that the illusion of separation is broken upon death.
I believe that after a period of waiting, that we reincarnate in some form or another.
This doesn't necessarily imply that we would lose our individuality if it were true. You also make an excellent point in saying that we are already One.
This leads me to the thought "so why should we lose our sense of identity or individuality upon death"? Confronted with this question, I don't think that I actually believe that we do.
As to what form we would take while "in-between", I have no clue. I speculate that we would be fully aware of our interconnectedness, while still maintaining that we are distinct.
Like nodes in a great brain, or cells in a great body. Connected, but distinct.
Good thoughts.