Time to get up and go

As far as the ego is concerned, its not only what it is but also how it is that matters. The ego is the manifestation of our ethereal presence in the material plane. It projects our transcendence through its partially obturated substance and we perceive that projection by the way we feel and the outlook that we have as well as the altered nature (subjectivity) of our perception.

It is not that we need to rid ourselves of the ego's influence as we need to have an ego that is limited to its preternatural function and that it is in top shape to perform it's normal (not typical) duties. How do we "cleanse" this aspect of our substance? There is no miracle cure.

The level of suffering (detergent) that we must endure is specific to the degree of impurity that exists within the occlusions. How long it takes is also a function of our approach, our timing and our degree of tolerance as well as our ability to endure. You have to be fed up in order to get up.