Individual defined as: (online dictionary). 1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 2. a person: a strange individual. 3. a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item. 4. a group considered as a unit. 5. Biology. a. a single organism capable of independent existence. b. a member of a compound organism or colony. 6. Cards. a duplicate-bridge tournament in which each player plays the same number of hands in partnership with every other player, individual scores for each player being kept for each hand.
The above definition includes entities which upon closer inspection, are composed of components making up a unit, as opposed to other units. The defintion says nothing about a false or delusional "I"; which is simply another component. When the false "I" vanishes, other components that make up the individual such as body, habits, manner of speech, etc; remain, and it is these components together as a unit that is the referent when the person himself/herself (as MMY, Ramana, etc), says "I" or "me", AFTER getting Enlightened.
