Pain as a Portal: Awakening Through the Illusion of the Ego What If Pain Is Not Punishment, But a Portal? We often ask why suffering exists. Why do we face pain, heartbreak, betrayal, illness, or the weight of isolation? In the midst of hardship, it’s tempting to believe we are being punished or forgotten. But what if those experiences are sacred? What if your Higher Self, God, the Universe, or the Creator is not condemning you—but lovingly awakening you? Perhaps pain is not a consequence of wrongness, but a key to remembrance. A divine whisper asking, Will you remember who…