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Last Updated on May 7, 2025 by The Unbounded Thinker
“It is easier for a Camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” – Jesus Christ, Mark 10:25
This well-known saying by Jesus Christ is hard to understand if you have never tasted true stillness. Just like many people, I used to think that this Bible verse discourages being rich, but after tasting true inner peace, I eventually came to understand it.
Basically, this verse is trying to say that it is difficult for a rich person to experience true and lasting happiness, joy, freedom, and peace.
This is absolutely true because the richer you become, the more possessions you acquire, and the more possessions you acquire, the more attached you become to material things. And if you become attached to material possessions, you eventually identify yourself with them, and you become obsessed with securing and controlling them, as well as maintaining status and image.
This impact makes you vulnerable to anxiety and fear. When your sense of self is tied to things that can be lost, stolen, or destroyed, anxiety naturally arises. You begin to fear loss, you strive constantly for more, and you fall into cycles of restlessness and worry. In such a state, the soul cannot enter the Kingdom of God, which is a state of consciousness characterised by true joy, freedom, peace, and happiness.
I am currently having an experience that has made me think about Jesus’ saying and realise that it is true. Due to my deep obsession with spirituality, an inner transformation has happened, and I am experiencing a state of euphoric stillness where my mind has become almost silent, and this silence just makes me feel good.
I love this feeling as it makes life amazing despite that I am not rich. However, I feel as if this beautiful feeling is disappearing, and I can feel anxiety slowly creeping into my heart and mind. This shift is occurring due to the increasing number of my sheep. I have realized that the more sheep I have, the more I fear losing them. Before I sleep, I worry that someone might try to steal them, and when I wake up, that worry is the first thought that enters my mind. I now find myself waking up at least twice every night just to see if they are okay. This experience has shown me how quickly the mind can lose its peace when it becomes attached to possessions.
The good thing is that worry and fear have not taken control of my mind due to my Taoist approach to life, which is mainly characterized by detachment and allowing life to flow at its own pace. This approach is based on the realization that I can’t really own anything because I will eventually die and leave everything behind. I, therefore, still feel peaceful and euphoric even though anxious thoughts arise in my mind.
Ironically, the very things I once believed would bring me happiness end up becoming the source of restlessness, reducing the chances of experiencing what can only be described as a heaven on earth: a life marked not by external wealth, but by inner peace, simplicity, and joy.
For this reason, I firmly support Jesus’, in Mark 10:25, when he said that, “It is easier for a Camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God,” because I have realized that anyone who is overly focused and attached to material wealth strengthens their egoic or earthly self, making it difficult to taste a heavenly life of peace, love, and harmony.
Such people often struggle to trust others, fearing that people only value them for their possessions. Their minds become filled with constant worries about protecting what they have, avoiding financial loss, and staying ahead of others. They live with a deep fear of going broke and a lingering suspicion that someone is always out to take what they own. This fear steals their peace and keeps them from tasting the freedom and joy that come from detachment.
Detachment, often defined as the practice of freeing oneself from attachment to worldly things, is the hidden key to entering the kingdom of God. I’ve come to understand that it’s not riches that prevent access to the kingdom. It’s the attachment to them. One can chase riches and still access the kingdom of God, as long as they are inwardly detached from both the chase and their possessions.
This state of detachment, however, is not easy to reach. It requires deep inner work and awareness. But it becomes possible for those who see themselves not as owners, but as caretakers of the wealth they have. They understand that their role is sacred: to manage their God-given blessings wisely and humbly, knowing that they are merely passing through this life.
They realize that it’s just their time to possess whatever they have: that life has simply allowed them to hold these things for a brief moment. Eventually, they will leave this earth, and everything they own will pass on to others. This awareness humbles them. It reminds them that ownership is an illusion and that they are only temporary stewards since their wealth is not truly theirs as it is just passing through their hands during their time here. As a result, they possess their wealth instead of their wealth possessing them.
The main reason why Jesus said, “It is easier for a Camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God, ” is that he noticed how the rich could not detach from their possessions. He wasn’t condemning wealth itself. He was only pointing out how easily the rich become entangled in their possessions or how difficult it is for them to live a detached life. True detachment frees the soul from the grip of earthly reality, and only in that freedom can one soul ascend to the heavens and taste the peace, joy, and love that define the kingdom of God.
