Psychology: Freud's EGO vs. the Buddha

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(Buddha's Wisdom) Sigmund "Ziggy" Freud versus the Buddha: Can a strong EGO exist without a permanent SELF?

• There is no self (sutra)

Ziggy by Tom Wilson II (pinterest.com)

In psychoanalytic theory, the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO are three distinct, interacting agents in the psychic apparatus, outlined in Freud's structural model of the psyche (lit. the "soul," "mind"). These three agents are theoretical constructs that Freud employed to describe the basic structure of mental life as he encountered it in his practice. But Freud himself used the German terms das Es, Ich, and Über-Ich, which literally translate to "the It," "I," and "Over-I." More

Freud's original psychotherapy couch in his London office. Note the many Buddha statues