Quiet Hands, Quiet Mind

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the verse, quietness is not withdrawal but the solid ground of consciousness. To study to be quiet is to turn attention from the noisy surface and attend to the I AM behind all forms. Your own business means you respect your internal assignments—no longer mediating others' fate, but tending the dream you are creating. When you work with your hands, you are not merely performing a task; you are disciplining imagination into form. See your daily labor as an outward expression of your inner state, a faithful rendering of the truth you hold about yourself in God. If you feel restless or distracted, revise the inner picture: imagine the purpose guiding your hands; feel the certainty that your work serves your true self and the good of all. The command becomes an invitation: align inner quiet with deliberate action, and the world follows the mood of your consciousness. Practice this now by assuming you are already quiet and productive, and notice how life adjusts to your inward posture.