Ego – our Enemy or Friend?
The ego is a concept that in yogic contexts is having a low value as something that has to be get rid of as soon as possible. Still, the ego or ahamkāra is a part of human structure, which has a determinative importance in our life. The paper aims at giving some thoughts to this question, since it m...
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| author | Gejza M. Timčák |
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| description | The ego is a concept that in yogic contexts is having a low value as something that has to be get rid of as soon as possible. Still, the ego or ahamkāra is a part of human structure, which has a determinative importance in our life. The paper aims at giving some thoughts to this question, since it may point to possible misconceptions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb5e55fa6c47465e9671fd5f0e7d9a032022-12-22T03:11:32ZengSociety for Spirituality StudiesSpirituality Studies1339-95782015-12-01126367Ego – our Enemy or Friend?Gejza M. TimčákThe ego is a concept that in yogic contexts is having a low value as something that has to be get rid of as soon as possible. Still, the ego or ahamkāra is a part of human structure, which has a determinative importance in our life. The paper aims at giving some thoughts to this question, since it may point to possible misconceptions.http://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume1-issue2-fall2015/#62Egoahamkārayoga-darśanasāmkhya dar- śanajñāna |
| spellingShingle | Gejza M. Timčák Ego – our Enemy or Friend? Spirituality Studies Ego ahamkāra yoga-darśana sāmkhya dar- śana jñāna |
| title | Ego – our Enemy or Friend? |
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| title_short | Ego – our Enemy or Friend? |
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| topic | Ego ahamkāra yoga-darśana sāmkhya dar- śana jñāna |
| url | http://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume1-issue2-fall2015/#62 |
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