[djmassk]

the soul starts at the beginning and transforms, but its still apart of everything right.

Hi cmbaye,

Buddhists don't believe in a permanently existing 'soul'.

i can see the self as being one with everything, but not so much non existent. if that make sense.

The 'self' is constantly changing and therefore impermanent and not a fixed unchanging entity. An example being the 'me' when I was a teenager isn't the same as the 'me' of today either mentally or physically....and so on. In fact I can change my opinions from one day to the next, and also if I was depressed yesterday I might be really happy today !