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Jan 2016
28m 59s

4 - The illusion of the ego

NOAH RASHETA
About this episode
This episode explores the topic of the ego. What is ego? What part of me is really me? When we view ourselves and others as independent and permanent, we tend to view ourselves as finished products rather than works in progress. The reality is that the sense of self is an illusion, we are impermanent and interdependent.

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