The nature of death, to let go

[jafar]

Questioner: Thank you. I have a question here from Jim that I will read verbatim: “Much of the mystic tradition of seeking on Earth holds that belief that the individual self must be erased or obliterated and the material world ignored for an entity to reach ‘nirvana,’ as it’s called, or enlightenment. What is the proper role of the individual self and its worldly activities in aiding an entity to grow more into the Law of One?”

Ra: I am Ra. The proper role of the entity is in this density to experience all things desired, to then analyze, understand, and accept these experiences, distilling from them the love/light within them. Nothing shall be overcome. That which is not needed falls away.

I think the statement inside Jim's question is not 100% correct however Ra's answer is excellent as he nailed down the scope of the context to only "3rd density" (and not beyond)

The border that define what's inside the 'individual self' and what's outside is inherently virtual / illusionary. 
Thus naturally it will decay thus erased.
Thus it's said "Kala (Time) will obliterate Karma".

The equivalent of attaining the state of "Nirvana" or "Mokhsa" is reaching an octave or 8th density in Ra's lingo.
The state where all layers of 'identity border' will be destroyed thus rejoining the separated self to the infinite / has no border self.

"Enlightenment is like; I try to seek myself and I couldn't find it. In a state of enlightenment, there is no “other” to talk about because everything is a part of you."
-- Gurudev