Ego is simply one's self-image. It is damaged ego that is a problem, not having an ego. It's like a spiritual/emotional/mental skin that differentiates our personal mass of molecules and beliefs and talents and skills and everything else that we have, from the rest of the Universe. In the world we inhabit, it is important to have some kind of self-identity: the 'who' we are speaking to when we think, the center of feelings and creative impulses. We are born into a body that is all about ME! and... Sign in to see full entry.