We have set out the options concerning the nature of God, and now we turn to the origin and destiny of man. The first option is that man is nothing more than a complex arrangement of molecules. They can originate other computers, but their components are subject to mortal damage. When this occurs, the organizing principle of the computer dies, and it disintegrates into its various chemical substances. Obviously if this is the nature of man, then death is the end of self-conscious life.
Death is annihilation.
The second choice is the ancient Hindu view of the World Soul. Man is like a drop of water separated from the sea. For a time he considers himself distinct from the World Soul, but his destiny and peace is back in the sea. The drop may have many lives falling on the land and rising in the clouds, but these are tiresome disturbances and the quicker he can return to the sea the better. Yoga is the accepted discipline for reuniting oneself with the World Soul.