Acharya Prashant clarifies the distinction between the mind becoming heavy and the existing heaviness of the mind coming to the surface. He explains that the mind has always been heavy, but one was previously too unconscious to notice the underlying illness. The process of awareness involves making the unconscious conscious so that nothing remains hidden. Consequently, deep-seated sorrows, pains, and miseries may emerge. He emphasizes that if this distress is arising from within during the process of awakening, one should not retreat, as this is a form of catharsis and purification. He asserts that awakening is painful because it reveals the foolishness of one's past life and the useless burdens one has been carrying. Using the analogy of pus being drained from a wound, he explains that the process might seem messy, but the impurity belongs to the individual and its removal is necessary for lightness. He concludes that during moments of intense emotion or crying, one is not suddenly becoming sad; rather, the pre-existing sadness is finally becoming visible as one gains consciousness of their true condition.