What is a person's consciousness in the next world?

Question

I have heard in the name of the baalei mussar that the same consciousness you have in this world carries through to the next. In other words the same "I" that you relate to in this world remains the same in the next world. My question is if anyone has seen this idea talked about and if so where? Thanks!

Answer 1

Here's 3 starting points:

1. Korach; even after going down to hell is still battling with Moshe's authority. He continuously yells משה אמת ותורתו אמת - Moshe is true and his Torah is true and then adds ואנחנו בדאים - and we are liars - which some want to even interpret as meaning what I just said - about Moshe being true - is false.

2. In a similar vain, Chazal tell us that the wicked do not repent, even at the door to Gehinom.

3. The Gemora tells us that in the future the Evil Inclination will be publicly slaughtered, and both the wicked and the righteous will cry. The former because they perceive the it as a tiny hair they simply had to deal with. The latter because they see this huge mountain being slaughtered.