The ego what is it? How to transcend?

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Originally Posted by 4Q529

Agreed.

A very good video, presenting a very clear explanation of consciousness and reality.

Except for one thing:

There is no such thing as the 'mind', for the same reason that there is no such thing as a 'thinker'.

There is only thought.

Both the 'mind' and the 'thinker' are thoughts.

Both the 'mind' and the 'thinker' are a violation of Occam's Razor.

this is interesting because deep in meditation, maybe you've experienced something like this, you realize your thoughts are separate from you, like they're happening off to the side of you and you can see them flow in and out around you. and then you realize you can turn them off if you want. so i see what you're saying with this.

my question is, where do the thoughts come from? have they always existed?