In the unconditioned (human) state, there is a functional mind, a practical mind that processes information from a place that is beyond identification.
This mind is not personal. One could say that such a mind is universal since it functions according to universal principles. One of the most basic principles is the preservation and survival of the species.
On the other hand, when there is identification, there is a superimposition of an imagined personal aspect upon an impersonal event. This is the veil that triggers the karmic realm of cause and effect (for an imagined person).
Death of the body does not end the spinning of the karmic wheel.
A sage is liberated from the personal impression and is no longer identified in any manner. This end of identification is the result of awakening and dissolving (post-awakening) the remaining vasanas.
For a sage, no further karma is generated, and no transmigration occurs.
