The illusory self that is me will die because self, will, death, fear are all part of the illusion. But what I am truly is a part of eternal. "You" and "Self" are inextricably linked to the notion of Free Will. Without the latter, the former don't exist either. Free will as illusion takes the motivating forces of fear, desire, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and other similar stuff and replaces them with wonder, reason, and curiosity.
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The illusory self that is me will die because self, will, death, fear are all part of the illusion. But what I am truly is a part of eternal. "You" and "Self" are inextricably linked to the notion of Free Will. Without the latter, the former don't exist either. Free will as illusion takes the motivating forces of fear, desire, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and other similar stuff and replaces them with wonder, reason, and curiosity.