In this short audio, Nutan Swamiji helps us understand the difference between ego and ahankara. While the basic ego is essential — as Swamiji says, it is the hub of our personality, coordinating various functions of the senses, body, and mind — ahankara is different. It refers to the sense of doership and enjoyership that we assign to our activities. We are not responsible for our body, mind, or intelligence; they are all products of nature. It is the false sense of ownership and egoism — ahankara — that leads us into trouble.

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