So the only ego that people understand is present after the body comes into existence
From Ramana Maharishi
If the ego comes into existence, everything comes into existence; if the ego does not exist, everything does not exist. [Hence] the ego itself is everything. Therefore, know that investigating what this [ego] is alone is giving up everything.
(Bhagavan in ‘Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu’: v. 26)
- Translated by Michael James.
But there is an ego that causes existence. That is the true ego. That is known as Bhisma ( terrible ). That is what Yogananda explains in God talks to Arjuna
So the ego that ordinary people deal with is nothing compared to the ego causing creation ( not just body but also the visible universe)
Muktashstra has described it in great detail
Anyway enough said. Pick your battles
Bhavin