Swami Mukundananda
Why can't I see my own ego, and does everyone have it?
Ego is the first fault to come and the last to go
Ego is the first defect of Maya (the material illusion) to arrive and the last to leave, and everyone has it in some measure. So never assume it is only in others.
This is the first defect of Maya that arrives and the last that leaves, so do not say, 'others may have ego, but not me.'