I see this a lot in certain teachings that talk about killing the ego.

I get that we are all from one source, yet at the same time we are all separated from it.

Wouldn't killing it defeat the purpose of experiencing a separate reality?

Don't higher beings also have an ego of sorts?

I get that many people identify and live strictly from the ego forgetting who they are, but I don't think killing it is the answer or healthy in this reality.

It seems to be a tool for the spirit to express itself and not something that needs to be killed or demonized.

Any thoughts?