Part 1
Awakening to the presence of some weak, or otherwise painful character at large within us marks the beginning of the end of its command over us.
Part 2
The longer one is able to observe oneself -- all parts of oneself, unadorned -- the less interest one has in being identified with any of these (separate) parts while, at the same time, the more willingly does one commit to do the inner work it takes to witness them.