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The Ego and the Pain Body

Tolle introduces the concepts of the ego and the pain body. The ego is the false sense of self that is based on identification with our thoughts, emotions, and external circumstances. The pain body is a reservoir of accumulated emotional pain from past traumas that can take over our consciousness if we're not aware of it.

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