Ego: Fully realize it before returning to nothingness

Being shy is different from being humble.

Being weak is different from being tolerant and generous.

In Buddhism, one must fully understand and manage the "extreme ego" to reach "no-ego." Without a clear recognition of the ego, the path of practice can be more distant; one needs to go through the stage of acknowledging and affirming the "self" before truly letting go.

Therefore, if a person doesn't "dare" to do anything, doesn't dare to speak up, or tends to avoid, using the label of being introverted and not wanting to compete with life to explain everything... Or in another scenario, someone who is gentle and easily influenced by external factors, but thinks they are kind, sacrificing, or possessing "immeasurable compassion," might be deluding themselves.

This isn't necessarily bad, but if there isn't a correct understanding of oneself from the beginning, it will be difficult to work with oneself to continue developing effectively. Compassion for others originates from compassion for oneself.

One must find and understand their individual ego (the self), protect their personal autonomy, and achieve absolute freedom within that space, in order to truly reach no-ego.