Self must be eliminated?

[Unbound]

Again, I am still uncertain exactly what you mean by "self". Do you mean the personal self identity?

Also, my understanding of infinity is that nothing can actually be "eliminated" just like energy cannot be created or destroyed. Since there is no true personal self (at least, not in my perception) the 'apparent' self is 'eliminated' by relegating it to unconsciousness. In my experience, when I realize myself as no-self, completely empty, I am still aware of the apparent self in relation to the no-self.

So, I guess to answer the question, I did start my path very much about becoming selfless and without a self, but then I did "dissolve" it and realize myself as a completely empty void. However, were I to stay in that state there would be little purpose to continuing to live here in this life, so I wear my "self" as a mask or vehicle for functioning in this world. I don't believe there is a self to eliminate, so that kind of answers the question from my point of view. The 'apparent self' I see as an interface, a method of interaction and a tool for accomplishing work on this level. It is, of course, illusory, and there is no self in actuality.