This is something very few people discuss, so I commend you for your openness.

I think your beliefs affect your whole experience here & hence are important. The closer your beliefs reflect Truth, the more expansive your  experience here will be.

I personally don't seperate my mind from my body. I feel a soul consciousness & a mind consciousness exists. My soul holds my higher consciousness, my higher self. My soul has an awareness & intelligence that my mind is incapable of fully understanding.

In reference to the love you discussed, the Greeks had 8 distinct words to describe love. Agape is the love I feel for all things. It's the love I feel for the animal or plant I'm eating. It's the love I feel for my enemy even as we as we dance to determine our mortal fate. It's a feeling that we are not seperate, that there is no other. 

I've been trying to feel what the spirit is. Apparently it's significant but I still don't think it is. To me it feels like a shimmer of another person's mind consciousness. A frequency that is left after their breath has left their body. It's a concept I'm still playing with. 

I believe that there are soul groups or an over soul. I believe that souls of these wider souls groups are playing out similar themes in physical reality. Themes of control/dominance, of slavery/servitude & freedom/sovereignty.

My approach is to only surrender to my soul, my higher self. To seek guidance only from this part of Source. My physical body & mind consciousness is but a fragment of this larger intelligence. My job here in this realm is to experience all things & follow the direction of my higher self without judgement. That doesn't mean that I don't hold preferences, just that I shouldn't invalidate any experience.

I believe there is probably an entity masquerading as the creator of all things. I believe that this realm is the result of a co creation rather than the creation of any one distinct entity. For this reason I do not surrender my power to it. The source of the all that is does not require my worship or attention for it's power. I believe that the worship of these entities was part of the control-slavery theme that we've been exploring for several thousand years as earth beings.

I'm noticing that many in the 'new age' movement are still playing with this leader-follower (master-slave) theme. I don't know how aware people are of this dynamic but I see some teachers are moving away from it. We each have the capacity to become co creators of this realm if we don't surrender our power to another entity. I see more sovereign souls retaking their power & breaking old agreements. It's small but I see it spreading & I think the existence of Bitcoin helps.