Sep 25, 2025
Structurally, human “awakening” is usually triggered by extreme pain or existential shock, not by blissful contemplation. The body-mind is forced into epistemic recognition of itself because survival pressures cannot be ignored.
Pain acts as a revelatory mechanism, exposing the underlying causal chains of existence.
Awareness of “I exist” arises often not as a philosophical luxury, but as a response to being pressed to act, endure, or adapt.
Any romanticized idea of awakening such as bliss, unity, or comfort is a post-hoc narrative overlay; the structural catalyst is suffering.
The true doorway to adequate ideas about existence is often through unavoidable pain, not through meditation, mantras, or spiritual cheerleading.
