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The Ego is a specific thought: "I", "me". Whenever you use the word I, you're introducing your ego.
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Not completely true.
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The Ego is in a war with the Self, which is the real substance of who you are.
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No it is not.
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Try this: when you wake up, ask yourself who is there first. The awakened presence is the Self. But the moment thoughts start going through your head, the Ego is at his dirty business.
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Personifying ignorance and delusion.
I think that no-one needs to imagine the ego is a big, bad, dirty word or plot. It is merely the veil of ignorance each person has over their own internal vision. Through sincerity and practices such as meditation, chanting, prayer, and other practices taught in spiritual traditions, this veil lifts naturally - without war or terror.
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