Conscience at the Idol's Temple

Neville's Inner Vision

Suppose the idol is a belief I entertain in the outer world; the temple is the inner theatre of my imagination where I sit with that belief. Knowledge, in this sense, is not a possession but a vibration I project into my inner atmosphere. When I sit in the idol's temple with the claim of knowing, the weak conscience within me—or within another—can be emboldened to conform to appearances rather than to truth. Through my knowledge, the weak brother may perish if I insist on a stance that excludes pity, for Christ died for that part of me that fears. Remember: Christ here stands for the Life I am, not a person but the Love that refuses to abandon any part of my being. The I AM cannot be wounded by a disputation; it heals by inclusion. If I choose to see all as one and revise my state to a loving, inclusive consciousness, the inner death of the weak is undone and the whole man awakens.