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The Role of Ego

7/31/2021

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What is the ego? 
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After a brief discussion with a friend regarding the ego, my curiosity got the better of me and I began to explore what it is and what it means. 

Ego: noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance. 
The  psychoanalytic definition says it’s: the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. 

The philosophic definition says it: a conscious thinking subject. 

In the spiritual community I often hear people refer to their ego as problematic or make statements that would lead me to believe they would like to tame or negate their egoic identity as if it is something to overcome or transcend.


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