To know your thoughts and emotions intimately enables you to weather any storm. When you live under the influence of afflictive emotions, you forget who you are. When you look for strength and trust outside self, you grow more afraid of illusions. In order to free the essence of being from the mind, it is necessary to understand and transcend afflictive emotions that you permit to control you. Awaken from the dream.
What enables you to realize new levels of awakening? How does life show you sources of pleasure also bring you insight into experience of pain and suffering? Why does heightened awareness serve you?