What it is
There are many different perspectives from which to answer this question: 'What is the ego?'
Some have been described here.
1. Humans differentiate themselves psychologically from the One Life in order to survive and thrive.
The ego is purely psychological, and can therefore only be discussed among people who have turned their attention within, enough to become aware of it.
Attention can be turned within during any situation. For thousands of years, human beings have been creating and practicing formalised ways of turning the attention within called meditation. There are many different variations.
The ego is the sense of 'I' that is limited in some way. For example: "I am David". Also: "I am David, therefore not Julia."
Why Nonduality is so alien to most people
For something to exist, it must appear to be separate from the One Infinite Whole. The One Infinite Whole has many synonyms, which are often capitalised in formal contexts to show that its meaning is Absolute, instead of relative.
They include:
God
Consciousness
Awareness
Infinity
Oneness
The Universe
Brahman
Ultimate Reality
Whatever believes "I, separate from Infinity, exist" - 'ex-ist' meaning 'to stand outside of' - never truly does, but it can believe that it does. To 'it' ('you'), it seems certain that it exists as a separate entity.
This is because it is within the realm of infinite possibility.
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Ways To Think of The Ego
Regarding those who awaken gradually, the ego often ensures that much effort is made to construct an elaborate mental model that will surely help it to enlighten, when the goal of enlightenment is to see that the force which ensures the effort
In relation to the ego, the witness is most commonly be seen as being any of these:
Behind it - "The witness is in the background
Underneath it - "There are deeper layers of the mind than the ego".
Above it - C
One with it -
When conscious of the ego:
The ego can be thought of as being in front of the witness
How To See It
It can be seen as the sailer of these boats:
