Huh, have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

Not much to it, is there?

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

Mmm, that is good.

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

Go all crisp in with walkers.

Delicious.

Hi, I'm Jason Gatz and you're listening to Think Again, a Big Think podcast.

All through the day, I'me mine, I'm mine.

That George Harrison song on the Beatles' last album pretty much sums it up.

They recorded it in 1970, and 47 years later, egos seem to be running just as rampant as ever.

While the unchecked ego might be popular at parties, it can get us into all kinds of trouble.

This is not breaking news.

Over 2,000 years ago, an Indian prince sat under a tree and thought about the problem of self.

His insights and solutions became what we now call Buddhism. And a century ago, in Vienna,

Sigmund Freud came at the same issue from a somewhat different angle, giving us psychotherapy.

My guest today, Mark Epstein,M-D., is a psychotherapist

and author who combines both approaches to help his patients and readers live with their egos. His new

book, his advice not given, a guide to getting over yourself. Welcome back to think again, Mark.

Thank you. So, first of all, let's start with the fact that Buddhism is pretty

complicated. Or not. But also pretty simple, right? And so I wonder if like for the people who might not

be familiar with it, if you could just sort of give us a little overview of the like

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