The Mind and Ego

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Vinaire: " The mind acts also as a storehouse of impressions of

things 'outside' the individual. It is an instrument much like a

computer but much more sophisticated. When the mind usurps the

position of the I, and starts to pose as the 'I' then we have the

ego. "

 

M: " In traditional Hindu thought, the ego or ahamkara is the limited

'I' making principle. It is commonly misunderstood to mean the

personality. "

 

Vinaire: " But in truth, the ego is the Mind posing as the 'I'. It

eclipses the true I, or the true personality. Even if the ego does

not fully substitute the I, it filters the I and the personality in

its own way. "