The emphasis of this entire chapter is about the impurity of the klippoth and the complicated purification one's body must undergo after death.
While this is frightening to the God-fearing person, there is a tremendous benefit to bein aware of this reality.
As the Baal HaTanya will go on to explain the differentiating factor between a tzaddik and everyone else is his utter hatred and repulsion of all evils and impurities.
This chapter as well as the one before it serve as an excellent introduction and basis to develop one's innate aversion to evil.
We learn that while there is a tremendously high level of teshuvah by which all taint can be eradicated (last chapter) barring such a high level of teshuvah born out of hyper-intense love for God, even the slightest bit of evil will leave an indellible mark till the day you die. Regardless of any and all other good deeds you may have accomplished in your lifetime.
To me that's something that's easy to hate.
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