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Q: How do you define ego?
A: Ego is life. To keep the body's existence is ego. It is the part of the mind which identifies a creature with the world. Ego self tells you, “This is my body,” and also tells you, “This is my Self.” It connects the two.

— Baba Hari Dass Silence Speaks, from the chalkboard of Baba Hari Dass (1977)

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