Can the ego be transcended? What is the value of the ego in the limited human form it comes in? Once adequate levels of enlightenment have occurred, does the ego still continue to coincide human existence? What value does the ego hold within existence? Does it hold any practicality aside from the survival needs it places onto human form? Is the concept of ego unfathomable to one who is not adequately enlightened or egocentric? I'm finding that I'm having a hard time grasping what the ego is exactly. What is the best possible explanation of the ego that can be explained through language?