I believe there's a kind of difficulty trying to understand the core of liberation because of many factors.
IMO people tend to put a value on things. Whether they are physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual; people tend to see those things as a value. That creates belief. Belief creates chains. Even/especially regarding family. Eg: "I need to provide for my family". Do you see how much belief is going on here? Now, if those beliefs tend to have more weight in oneself than, let's say, liberation, it is very simple to look and see what the result will be. And in any case, both are beliefs..
Maybe a good thing to meditate on would be the image of the initiate alchemist. Is it young? Why is age important in this process? Must an alchemist/initiate be old? If not, why? What are the conditions to follow the path of liberation? What happens if one fails? Like, what happens when we burn our dinner... or burn our oils? It's all the same. Everyone knows the answers, but that doesn't mean that everyone is willing to accept them.

Simplicity is the true sign of truth. (final phrase of the
preface - Cosmopolite new chemical light)
Liberation is Simplicity. It just needs to be accepted by each one.
It's not hard to be free, as it's not hard to make the stone, as the old masters would say...
But it is also hard to be free, and it is hard to make the stone, says me.
C.