WHEN LIVING EASILY IS NOT SO EASY

Lately, under the influence of countless things that are rapidly accelerating, we dream of living easily and seek ways to achieve it. But when living easily is not easy, we give up—as if the life we are living is any easier.

Burnout, inadequacy, intensity, and exhaustion have become an almost universal crisis of our time, even leading to clinical conditions. There are things we miss, things we chase, and we often reduce everything to a single key: “Ah, we just need to live simply, simply!” However, simple living remains merely a slogan, a phrase in quotes, an unattainable ideal—because easy living is not at all simple. This may seem paradoxical. Truth itself is paradoxical, and what we assume to be true is often the exact opposite.

Today, human life is built around avoiding pain, seeking shortcuts, cost-free solutions, quick fixes, instant remedies, and fast results. Yet, haven’t most of these actually brought more pain, cost, fatigue, delays, obstacles, and complications?

There are two main factors at play here:

The problem is not in the things themselves; rather, we struggle to use them correctly and in moderation. We turn tools into ultimate goals, become addicted, lose balance, and get trapped in our own egos. This leads to collapse on every level—and worse, we become accustomed to it.
It is clear that we carry many fears and weaknesses.

We know all this, so why can’t we change? Because if we truly knew, we would act accordingly. We only think we know—we merely understand on a mental level. However, true knowledge manifests in action; it is an embodied understanding that integrates across all four aspects of being—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. It becomes a way of being, a natural state. And like everything else, this requires time, energy, and effort.

So, what is truly necessary for an easy life? If this desire is not just a fleeting whim but an understanding-driven, strong will—if it is a fundamental need that will resolve many of our problems (which, at this point, I believe it is)—then effort and struggle are required.

The very things that once made life harder later make it easier. This is the only real way to achieve an easy life.

The Steps to an Easy Life

Simplification! That is, elimination, reduction—and, of course, the expansion of other meaningful things.

There are fundamental principles to base this process on:

Deep reflection on resources
Understanding oneself and life through certain universal laws
A lot of trial and error
Persistence and resilience

When you see someone who has truly embraced an easy life, you can be sure they have reached a highly advanced stage of personal evolution. That’s why it is said: Simple living is the highest form of development. And this is not a loop that starts and ends at the same point—it is a multidimensional spiral.

Simplification includes everything from asking What is truly important to me? to setting boundaries, managing time, and mastering self-discipline. It is both a physical and material detox as well as an emotional and mental purification. Achieving a simple, easy life requires daily, disciplined work with solid tools.

Your easy life will also demand that you confront and overcome the immense inner and outer resistance from both your comfort zone and the identities that have nothing to do with creating an easier life for you. At first, the process will be extremely difficult. If you give up, you’ll find yourself starting over from zero—or worse, from a deficit. But once you pass a certain threshold, things will become progressively easier, and in the end, it will all be worth it.

You can now see that something summed up in a single sentence is neither easy nor instant. The simplest things are often the hardest and require deep commitment. What the soul knows, the ego must also learn—step by step, level by level.

When we encounter someone living an authentically easy life, I hope we recognize how much they have struggled to reach that point. This is not about glorifying hardship or seeking suffering—it is about recognizing that within every ease, there is an inherent difficulty. Understanding this gives us a more grounded starting point when seeking change.

Connection is another essential element of easy living. The inability to form genuine connections is perhaps one of the greatest afflictions of our time.

As we pray for an easy life, may we also understand what we are truly asking for—and when our prayer is answered, may we recognize it and act accordingly.

Wishing all of us a truly deserved and genuinely easy life.