Bump. This thread is over a year old but I think it's unique in that Steve takes the approach that the ego is not bad in itself.
We talk about ego here a lot, but almost always in the context of it being bad. Acknowledging that you have likes and dislikes, preferences, opinions, and goals, that someone else may not have, is based on the idea that you exist at some level. And I think it's totally normal to acknowledge that you exist, even if as a cell that makes up the whole body. You're still part of the body, but you are separate, at the same time. I don't see why people think they have to choose one or the other.
I think it's harmful to deny anything that is a natural part of being human. If we weren't meant to have identities and personalities, then we wouldn't have them.
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