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Mar 2024
13m 56s

"Do People Really Not Understand Ego?"

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In today's episode, Dr. K analyses another reddit post from an individual who asks the question, "do people not understand ego?"


Join us as we explore what ego is, the active of "witnessing", and perhaps what lies beyond it.

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