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sakya kim

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myanmar
In this following context, should I take the phrase "this tiny man" to be a ''homunculus''?
How should I understand the meaning of the underlined phrase, in a simple way?

Under the influence of the newest knowledge the psychologists already begin to realize the truth about the delusive nature of the ego- entity, the mere relative value of the ego-feeling,
Source:
Collected Wheel Publications Volume XXVI
I don't think it's referring to the idea of the "homunculus," which was more of a medical-type theory hundreds of years ago. It reads to me like "this tiny man" is referring back to the "ego-entity," that sense of ourselves as a unique, permanent being. The tricky part here is that this source is quoting another source, of which we only have a snippet. "Tiny man" might be referring back to something Volgyesi said before the quoted text begins.
I don't think it's referring to the idea of the "homunculus," which was more of a medical-type theory hundreds of years ago. It reads to me like "this tiny man" is referring back to the "ego-entity," that sense of ourselves as a unique, permanent being. The tricky part here is that this source is quoting another source, of which we only have a snippet. "Tiny man" might be referring back to something Volgyesi said before the quoted text begins.
Thanks Cet.
I think it just means any man/person, who is "tiny" (and unimportant) compared with the whole universe.
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