Kingdom Within: Paul's Farewell

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the acts of Paul lies a guide for your inner life: the kingdom of God is not a distant empire to be sought outside, but a state of consciousness you awaken and inhabit. When Paul says he shall see his face no more, he is pointing to the moment the outer teacher dissolves and the inner I AM bears witness to truth without need of a temple or pulpit. The declaration that he is pure from the blood of all men becomes your inner proof that no truth remains unspoken to your own heart; he has proclaimed the whole counsel of God to the temple of his mind. The counsel of God is not a bare doctrine but the complete insight that arises from intimate communion with the self; to declare it is to permit it to live as experience. Therefore your task is not to chase external signs but to align your imagination with the sense that the inner kingdom already governs your life. When your awareness is trained, you become the faithful scribe of every truth that arises, and external events begin to reflect the truth you already embraced inside.