Ep. 149 What the Ego Is and Why We Need It @Eoluniversity
Ep. 149 What the Ego Is and Why We Need It  @Eoluniversity
Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This is the first episode in a mini-series on Integrating the Ego and Soul. We begin with a primer on the ego to help us recognize our own ego, how it behaves, and when it might trip us up. This episdoe includes:

• How the ego develops in childhood
• What role the ego plays
• Why the ego's main tool is fear
• Why we need the ego to function in the world
• How "spiritual ego" may trick us into believing we are more enlightened than we really are





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Ep. 149 What the Ego Is and Why We Need It

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