Identity: Real, Imagined and somewhere In-Between

Who we think we are—our ego—affects every single aspect of our lives. In Sanskrit, our present ego is called ahankara, and that ahankara is described as the basis of our existence in this world. Spiritual practices focus on adjusting our sense of self, transforming the ahankara. Let's discuss that ego: Who we think we are, how we got to our present sense of self, who Krishna says we should think we are, and how to get there—a place of true satisfaction and freedom.