That sounds to me more like karma than dogma. The main difference between philosophy, and religion, is the rules. Dogma are the rules of any religion. Karma would be the philosophy. If each individual was to decide for themselves, it would not classify as a religion. There would be no dogma to do so with. I prefer karma personally. It should run over dogma any day in my personal opinion.

You might try humanism. Humanism is a philosophy of life inspired by humanity and guided by reason. It provides the basis for a fulfilling and ethical life without religion.

Humanists make sense of the world using reason, experience and shared human values.
Humanists see no convincing evidence for gods, the supernatural, or life after death.
Humanists believe that moral values are properly founded on human empathy and scientific understanding.
Humanists believe we must live this life on the basis that it is the only life we'll have -- that, therefore, we must make the most of it for ourselves, each other, and our world.
Humanist philosophies have arisen separately in many different cultures over many thousands of years. Whether or not they use the term humanism, tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people around the world agree with the humanist philosophy of living a happy and productive life based on reason and compassion.

I find it difficult to grasp the idea of death as an idea of "non existence" or "nothing."

"Nothing" cannot "exist."

I feel the presence of another awareness inside of me that is eternal. Yes I know this person... this personality, will die.
But the other will not.

So in order to be a humanist you have to define Consciousness as being the little person Dependant upon the brain's awareness.

If you decided you can't live with yourself anymore, then who is the other person you can't live with?

Does consciousness exist separately, confined to only inside of many developed brains? How does that explain any of the mysteries of the universe? How does that explain quantum physics?

If a person has an out of body experience or after death experience and it is as real as anything else is it not real to them? Isn't reality defined by the observer? If everybody without exception had out of body experiences wouldn't it be accepted as fact?

Humanism is a good place to start but the way you describe it above has no spirit to it. Ker-plunk! Life must continue to arise. What you have in that scenario is life in the physical only, and life in the physical must be sustained because from the time it begins, it begins to decay.

If all life only decays, there would be no rebirth. Life would have never been. It's not possible. It must have current.

{You must turn on your television if you want to see the show. But you must plug it in and it must have current.}

GB

Well, I definitely fall into this catagory. There is one add on with me though and that is that I believe in the power of life. In the sense that all life effects other life around it. It can be a positive effect or a negative effect depending on the person's attitude, projections and such.

John Lennon sang about this religion in the song "Imagine" I think. It also sounds like the human tendancy to turn their backs on God. Following the Lord is challenging, but can ultimately be rewarding and fulfilling as well. If you haven't tried it, I invite you to give it a chance.