Unfortunately, human perception is not very developed. Everyone sees whatever they know or what they want, without considering the limitations of their knowledge or what is moral in the world. As a result, humans are a flawd species.
It has been granted to you to understand that the heavenly light of unceasing interior prayer is attained neither by the wisdom of this world, nor by the mere outward desire of knowledge, but that on the contrary it is found in poverty of spirit and in active experience in simplicity of heart.
The human mind has manipulated our species existence. We no longer know how to do the one thing that should be the most natural and simplest. We have forgotten how to just be.
Wisdom or enlightenment is not white, black or brown β itβs not christian, muslim, jew, hindu or atheist β itβs not homosexual or heterosexual β itβs not reductionist, empirical or sentimental β itβs not belief or disbelief. True enlightenment or wisdom or understanding or insight, whatever we call it, is beyond all opposites β itβs beyond materialism and spiritualism β itβs beyond atheism and theism β itβs beyond all intellectualism and cynicism.
Everyone is a 'spiritual student' doing 'spiritual work' because everyone is here and has to cope, one way or another, with life. The difference is that an aware person learns from their pain and they eventually create a happy life. An unaware person also has pain. However, as they do not know (or do not want to know) how to help themselves, they learn little or nothing from their pain. Thus their journey to happiness is long and indirect.