ego? hmmm.... well, had one or two once, they didnt do me much good but i found out its not a terrible tool... we can learn management of our egos in time i believe.. it comes at the same pace as the inner understanding you mentioned...

ego is the thing which stands between us and our clear vision of all (which is love)

to what degree we variate from a healthy ego state, will be our current ego state

defining healthy ego for ourselves is central to growing one..

we need to understand our inner desires in a healthy way.. through the process of inner reflection and self discovery we can develop a healthier ego...

just as being peaceful within ourselves creates a world peace, having a healthy ego in our lives allows the inner understandings to flow forward

this is a very interesting topic to me and i am not any kind of expert, just something that caught my attention as it bears a significance to the past, present, and future .. thank you and i hope you are given the answers you seek