The consciousness, the experiencing self which we are, is immortal. It is not touched by the experiences of the world. You may sufferbecause of attachment, but your existence is not dependent on what you are attached to. People come and go. Events keep happening. Our own bodies, from babyhood to childhood to let me give you the exact phrase that swami used in the himalayas. He said, matma mamam is monks o monks yejo pre mi lo roten ar. The word used is asung. It's is hindu. It has pungent force in hindhi. I don't think if i can translate it in english.