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

Reality comes before thought (podcast)

(Buddhism Podcast) Reality before thought: Buddhism on seeing things as they really are

We believe we are experiencing reality. But by the time we notice anything — a sound, a face, a feeling — the mind has already named it, judged it, labelled it, and wrapped it in a story.

The Buddha traced this [nearly automatic] process with extraordinary precision, showing how a single moment of sensory contact explodes into an entire world of speculations, fears, and suffering.

He also showed where the stifling chain can be broken — and what remains when we stop adding to, embellishing, and distorting what is already here.

This teaching changed Bāhiya of the Barkcloth's life in a single breath, as he achieved enlightenment more quickly than anyone in the recorded history of Buddhism, having heard a single stanza from the Buddha.

It might change the way we see our own "reality."

• 00:00 - The question that stops the mind
• 03:47 - The trap: searching for a pure reality behind thought
• 07:27 - So what is actually happening?
• 13:29 - Seeing clearly: the space where freedom lives
• 19:08 - The teaching to Bāhiya: the ultimate answer
• 25:52 - The lesson that changes everything
• Reality Before Thought: Buddhism on Seeing Things as They Are