Death of the Ego

Siddharta's main goal in life was to reach enlightenment. But there was one thing in the way, his ego. Ever since he became a Shramana his ego became a big problem and he kept on trying to figure out ways to destroy it. Siddharta thought that giving up all his desires would rid him from his ego. Siddharta thought too hard and focused too much about making ego go away, but nothing happened. Then he tried giving in to all his desires. By giving in to his desires, it only strengthened his ego. Now he has completely given up and was about to commit suicide. But at that moment he realizes that by letting go and not trying without so much effort to extinguish ego, he could follow a more path to actually get rid of his ego and that it would just come.