[ValdisSeroff]

Hello,
ego: the wrong conception of the self; the mistaken belief that “i am self-existent.” the fundamental ignorance that has caused us to circle through cyclic existence since beginningless time.
www.lamayeshe.com We define ourselves as Buddhists or living beings trying to follow the teachings of The Buddha. This is just a label. Which everything you see has.
In which we try to let go of our ego, and realize that we are really no different than any other living being.
Not above, nor below........the same.
Using Buddhism in your daily life is just living the right way. Look at the 5 precepts. These can be applied to any person of any belief system, and have the same effect. A good peaceful life, not harming other living beings and at the same time not harming ourselves. In either action or speech.
Conditioning is likened to Pavlovs dog.
Is being mindful of your actions and thoughts conditioning?

hopefully the Mind is guiding the decision. Which once again will either be beneficial or harmful.
The 5 aggregates are like anything else, impermanent, so how could they be conditioned to react the same way each and every moment or to the same situation at different times? Not that the same situation could happen twice and be exactly the same.
There is one point that has to be remembered regarding the nature of the five aggregates, and that is that each and all of them are in constant change. The elements that constitute the aggregate of form are impermanent and are in a state of constant change.
http://www.buddhanet.net/funbud14.htm