Strictly speaking, ego does not exist. By
stressing it you put emphasis on some point, on a stream of successive activity
of yourself. But it is not just a continuous ego; it is changing moment after
moment. Here, here, here. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-08-24-B as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.