@GAMBIT Eckhart Tolle’s writings are somewhat similar to some Buddhist principles (IMO)... obliterating the ego. Forgive me, but my brain is not functioning quite well today, so I might not make much sense. I know what you mean about having a “list”, and I might too. I am a pianist, a photographer, a reader, a daughter, a friend, and so on. But to say those things define me I feel is incorrect. Those are simply pieces of my life. Even if those things disappeared, or were untrue, I would still be me. My soul would not change. Does that make sense?
Anyway, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle was very good!