Abstaining From Evil Appearance

Neville's Inner Vision

Abstaining from the appearance of evil is a discipline of consciousness, not a policing of others. Evil has no power in the I AM you are, only in the images you entertain about yourself. Therefore you turn away from any image that would suggest decay or harm, and you do not lend it your attention. Your world is a mirror of your inner states; when you assume the state of pure integrity, that state outpictures as circumstance. The moment you catch yourself judging or fearing a questionable appearance, revise it by affirming, I AM pure; I am the I AM, and this is my reality. In this inner act of choice, you revise the scene before it solidifies. As you dwell in that revised state—feeling it real, seeing the world through the light of your established truth—the outer appearance shifts to match. You are not banning externals; you are declaring the inner fact of your being, and the outer follows.