Ego: 2 definitions

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Introduction:

Ego means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

The Ego is denoted by the Sanskrit term Ahaṅkāra, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “Thought, intellect and ego (ahaṅkāra) are the officiants; mind is the Soma-drinking sacrificer, and it sacrifices the senses and ten vital breaths into the orb of light. [This] orb of light shines from the root [of the palate] to the aperture [at the top of the head]. It is to be meditated on constantly by yogins [because] it bestows the eight supernatural powers such as minimisation. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ego in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Ximenia americana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amyris arborescens P. Browne (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Neotropica (1984)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica (1756)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1981)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)
· Species Plantarum (1762)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Search found 214 books and stories containing Ego; (plurals include: Egos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 1.3.36 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]

Verse 1.3.37-38 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]

Verse 2.2.208 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]

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Sūtra 4.5 < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]

Sūtra 4.4 [Nirmāṇacitta—Artificial Minds] < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]

Sūtra 1.2 < [Book I - Samādhi-pāda]

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Fifth Adhyaya, Eleventh through Twenty-fourth Khandas (36 mantras)

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