Spiritual awakening can bring pain

Think about how you'd feel if you discovered that everything you believed about yourself and your life was not true. Imagine suddenly realizing that you're not the person you thought you were. This realization can bring a lot of pain and confusion, often leading to a period of sadness or a deep inner struggle with your spirituality.

You experience a unique kind of pain, one that accompanies the death of your old self. Transformations are rarely comfortable. As you feel the layers of falsehood being peeled away, it's like shedding your old skin—a necessary part of your evolution.

When you experience the awakening of your spirituality, an internal battle unfolds within you. On one side, your spirit is eager to awaken, even though it knows there will be challenges and pain ahead. On the other side, your physical self, your flesh, longs to stay in its slumber and avoid the discomfort.