Spiritual realization is theoretically the easiest thing and in practice the most difficult thing there is. It is the easiest because it is enough to think of God. It is the most difficult because human nature is forgetfulness of God.
Interpretation
Spiritual realization is easy to conceptualize but hard to achieve due to human forgetfulness of God.
This quote by Frithjof Schuon emphasizes the paradox of spiritual realization; while the idea of connecting with the divine seems simple—merely a thought away—our human tendency to forget this connection complicates the practice. In essence, although the path to God is straightforward, the distractions and forgetfulness inherent in human nature make achieving true spiritual awareness quite challenging.
In practice
During a lecture on spirituality, this quote could underline the ease of understanding divine connection despite its practice being challenging.
We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India for Britain!" They're going "You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!" "Do you have a flag …? "No..." "Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!
Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.
I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics.
There is no problem of human nature which is insoluble.
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