I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one, brother. Ego death was one of the best things I ever went through and it is something that I strive to do every day.

2 of some of my favorite mantras are:

"Today is the last day of the Universe. Make it count." (morning)

"When I go to sleep I die, only to be reborn again in the morning, a better man." (night)

- Jiddu Krishnamurti