According to the provided texts, what is the ultimate 'awakening' and why are worldly pursuits seen as futile?

The source material from Chapter 19 explains that the mind often fails to perceive the world as transient, getting distracted by the illusion of the universe, which is described as a false play of Maya. All worldly affairs are compared to the arrangements of a dream, making it vain to labor for them. Just as a dream disappears upon waking, worldly affairs are forgotten by one situated in their true self. The text states that the only true 'awakening' that can break the bonds of grief and delusion is found through the science of the oneness of the Self and the revelation of the true nature of the Soul, not through any other means.