Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
DogenHandle even a single leaf of green in such a way that it manifests the body of the Buddha. This in turn allows the Buddha to manifest through the leaf.
DogenThat you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
Dogen