I just read this article, thought about it started writing a comment which became a post. Congratulations 
You are the entire universal symphony, you(universal self) never dies it simply becomes a different tune. The human mind breaks components down to be called by name in context so other people know what they are talking about; star, planet, black hole or neutron star are of the astrological category. Humans, trees, animals, fish, birds, are symbolic cues for the visual cortex, translated to audio and conceptual representations in the brain. Our representations of any dissected section of the universe allow information to travel such that the universe listens to itself and changes the organization to chaos weight ratio. Thus life began the work of sysyphis forever rolling the energy uphill only to watch it return to neutral. This is part of a story, where I is everyone and everyone is eye.
You the reader learned your story of why anything is the way it is and any story you tell keeps you believing in your self. I grew up on science, which is great at breaking down matter into it's smallest components. My dad and I believe the planck length is the fundamental unit of our universe. Everything in science must be categorised and broken down so that it can be simulated(represented). Including the mind, which is capable of conceptualizing life, death, and afterlife. Similar to past present future. My current whole model requires all possibilities occur eventually. Which is the same as existing like we already do, all part of the whole machine with observable universe scale realitivistic consequences.
Despite the hardcore science view that "we are brains in meatbags trapped by physical limits" which is part of a theory called the automatic model of the universe. Where the universe unfolds according to some laws of nature which we represent with math so that we can predict (control) the future since uncertainty is scary and control is safer. Honestly we do a decent job of it too. When you explore dark knowledge, a result of human simulation where you are the whole indivisible universe.
The Hindus believe we are on the universal stage which "the god head" is playing his game of hide and seek. Where he dreams of being the entirety of the universe, so absorbed in his own (indeterminante uncertain) television show he truly believes he is the character of his own dream. Exploring every aspect and perspective in the uncertain perspective every individual finds themself. The fabrication of individuals perspectives is so effective we believe we are really in this situation alone, trapped by our physical bounds.
The great Hindu drama has a correlary in science: Simulation Theory... Ok yes Elon I know we can't talk about it in the hot tub, this isn't the hot tub! In a world where technology will surpass humanity and eventually be capable of simulating our own universe with amazing precision. Imagine video games which are indistinguishable from reality, then try to imagine how you would be able to distinguish the matrix from reality. I'd say glitches, but a sufficiently advance sim would just take it's cues from the universes source code.
Work backwards, you achieved everything you ever wanted, unlimited money, power, resources of every kind. Able to change the world with a thought. Really think, forget about reading this, try to explain to yourself to have an absolutely mind blowing time. That this is the best life you can live! What could be better, eternity of lush gardens, pleasure, pain, prosperity and desperation. Anything and everything you ever want instantly forever. Well this gets to be a drag eventually, when we realise we've beat this game, have access to every level, everything you ever imagine instantaneously written into your world for your own enjoyment. You can't enjoy it because you don't really want to have ultimate control, that's boring. A certain future is already the past because it is known.
https://giphy.com/gifs/matrix-the-movie-gif-M3fYVlu7YN9Hq
That begs the question are we digital? To which I'm inclined to say yes this time around. Totally love Explained Simply's video explaining this
In a time where we have 100% control of our experiences, we begin to desire losing that Control, to feel the thrill of unknowing.