Enduring Faith in Exile

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel is not a distant historical figure to be admired, but a state of consciousness you enter. When you hear that Daniel continued, you are reminded that persistence in faithfulness is an inner disposition that does not depend on favorable conditions. The exile and the first year of Cyrus symbolize the ever-changing outer world; the real world, in Neville's frame, is the inner I AM that remains constant and aware. Your awareness remains unchanged while rulers and circumstances appear to shift; this is the great secret: the outer scene is simply the dream your inner life is imagining. To live it, you must make a practical assumption—assume you have already kept faith to this moment, that your inner Daniel exists now and is unaffected by time or power. As you hold this conviction, your feelings align with constancy, and the external conditions begin to reflect this inner posture. So be it; insist on that inner fidelity, and watch as the day-to-day world softens to fit the truth you have already accepted.