There’s a lot of talk about ‘Ego’, and often in a not so positive way. To give you an understanding of what I mean, I selected some quotes. Wayne Dyer: “Ego is simply an idea of who you are that you carry around with you.” Anonymous: “Ego: The fallacy whereby a goose thinks he’s a swan”. Friedrich Nietzsche: “Whenever I climb, I am followed by a dog called Ego.” Deepak Chopra: “If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego (…). Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. (…).” So, is the ego all bad then? Well, no. We need our ego as we need our name: for handy reference and general convenience. But then how much ego do we need precisely? Zen Buddhist Shunryu Suzuki answers: “Just enough so we don’t step in front of a bus”.