Ego - Psychology vs. Yoga

In psychology the term ego refers to as the mechanism within the human psyche that is constantly balancing and mediating our urges and pleasures with our higher conscious. The ego is a healthy personality. Therefore this ego attaches to an identity; attaches to us. In other words: the ego is who you are.
In general, psychology does not acknowledges any spirituality. That is an important fact to remember when we now think of a yogis perspective of an ego. A yogi is far beyond reason and logic only, and lives in highest states of consciousness of spirituality, love, and wonder. So this yogi sees the ego as a false identity, as just a limited version of ourselves. The ego is a conglomeration of thoughts, beliefs, and perspectives that we identify with and call ME. But the yogi knows this ego is not who I am.

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