12-27-2009, 01:54 AM
Questioner has said so many things that needed to be said here that I probably couldn't say. 
I'm not sure if there's anything I can add at this point, but I will try.
I'll say it in a very simple way. We are one spirit experiencing life through many, many, many different forms of matter.
You are very closely aware of this portion of matter (Kristy) that's enlivened by spirit because the portion of matter has a mind that's able to think, and with that comes ego which identifies the boundaries of the self. In other words, you are closely aware of one point where consciousness and intelligence intersect. And it is because of this intelligence that says "This is a point where consciousness and I intersect." that the spiritual essence that you are is able to be aware of it. Does that make sense?
Everything that makes you "you" is in the intelligence. So, when we eventually become a social memory complex, (I think that will be so far in the future that you and I won't live to see it.) the "you" will be carried and held within the complex and instead of being a single point where consciousness and intelligence intersect, you will be part of a "web" where mass consciousness intersects with many different tiny nodes of intelligence. So, as Questioner said, you won't be "forced to assimilate" and you won't lose any part of your identity, just as a single person doesn't lose their identity when they awaken.
Darn... rambled on longer than I wanted. :-/ Haha well anyway, welcome to the forum.
I'm not sure if there's anything I can add at this point, but I will try.I'll say it in a very simple way. We are one spirit experiencing life through many, many, many different forms of matter.
You are very closely aware of this portion of matter (Kristy) that's enlivened by spirit because the portion of matter has a mind that's able to think, and with that comes ego which identifies the boundaries of the self. In other words, you are closely aware of one point where consciousness and intelligence intersect. And it is because of this intelligence that says "This is a point where consciousness and I intersect." that the spiritual essence that you are is able to be aware of it. Does that make sense?
Everything that makes you "you" is in the intelligence. So, when we eventually become a social memory complex, (I think that will be so far in the future that you and I won't live to see it.) the "you" will be carried and held within the complex and instead of being a single point where consciousness and intelligence intersect, you will be part of a "web" where mass consciousness intersects with many different tiny nodes of intelligence. So, as Questioner said, you won't be "forced to assimilate" and you won't lose any part of your identity, just as a single person doesn't lose their identity when they awaken.
Darn... rambled on longer than I wanted. :-/ Haha well anyway, welcome to the forum.