Hi Finality,
So the Ego debate is open again is it :-)
I'm all the time learning about Ego. I'm not sure we really need to get rid of it. I'm beginning to realise that it's neither bad or good. Ego is simply ego. I would also call it our Self Defination.
Ego actually helps us. I know thats hard to believe but wait.. Without it we wouldn't find/see our issues, and without issues we wouldn't go inside to get to the root of things.
If you can go deep enough inside you may find that nothing place which is actually you. Maintain your presence there and see how it feels. Ask yourself a question. Who is answering now?? Maybe take an issue in there with you and hold it in presence. You'll realise the issue isn't actually real and it might just disappear :-) of course there will be plenty of conditioning left in your system to work on.. Reiki :-)
Good luck
Michael