There may be many ideas and definitions of what the ego is, depending on what "science" defines it.
Here we are left with the idea that this is similar to a kernel of an operating system structure that has the information that defines the person and is maintained despite it enters sleep mode.
In a less computer language, we would say that is a collection of thoughts self sustained, constituted of implants and imprints to which the person uses, consciously and / or unconsciously, to define the self that individualize, differentiate and separate from the rest of their peers.
It is not a static structure but is growing and gathering information, structuring and re-defining.
To the extent that the person learns intellectually his ego is taking shape and power.
The problem occurs when this takes the control of the will and fails to identify the times when this occurs.
