Is it a mistake to identify the subjective person as having an ego? Why is ego so important? Don't we complicate things believing we have to be 'somebody'?
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Are you talking about ego in the psychological sense or in another sense? If you mean the psychological construct that we refer to as ego, then it's vital, it's part of being a genuine, healthy human being. If, on the other hand, you mean the sense of a self that is opposed to and separate from everything else, the aspect of our delusion that leads us to believe that we have to gain at other's expense, be the center of attention, protect ourselves from any possibility of pain, even at the expense of a full, rich emotional life, then you're right, that ego is fundamentally a delusion.
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