The Illusionary "I"

Be vigilant, the illusion can strike at any time and it plays to win at all costs.

In order to strike, it must reveal itself, therefore if you are vigilant, the darkness has no power over you.

The only way it can overcome you is if you fail to recognize it, but it can always be recognized in its effect: suffering, pain, hurt, and all that grows from there.

There is an "I" who has a problem. That is the effect. 

Once the snake has bitten you, you then have to transmute the venom. All venom can be transmuted instantly but most of the time the venom has to run its course. 

This the suffering of the ego, the "I".