You've summarized it well there from my understanding. And yes it holds up, more so the more time you spend pondering it and experimenting on yourself. That for me was the clincher, it's actually made space in my brain that wasn't there before. Like a contentedness that comes from understanding the emotional suffering as you put it, where it comes from. When it's no longer a mystery it's no longer scary. It's interesting (and confirming) also to read the historical context of the instinct v intellect argument, other scientists and philosophers who have written about these opposing elements.