Neville Goddard on Daniel 1:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 1 in context

Scripture Focus

7Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Daniel 1:7-8

Biblical Context

Daniel is given new outward names by the prince of the eunuchs, symbolizing external labeling. Daniel resolves in his heart to remain undefiled by the king's meat and wine.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel knew that the name the prince gave him did not change what he truly was. Names from the outer court are labels of the world; they do not touch the I AM that you are. He did not resist by argument, but by a deliberate inner decision: 'I purposed in my heart'—a turning of the inner state. This is the fundamental Neville insight: the inner state creates the outer fact. The renaming speaks to the pull of appearance, yet Daniel’s consciousness remained intact, free of defilement, because he refused to concede to the appetites of the king’s table. When you realize that you are the one who chooses what you will and will not inhabit, you align with the power that has always been yours: the I AM. The external world may attempt to define you with names, labels, and tests, but your inner state—your present awareness—determines what you will become. So you practice by assuming the state of one who cannot be defiled by circumstance, and you revise any sense of lack by returning to that truth. In that act, you are not resisting the world; you are returning to your true self.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of 'I AM pure and undefiled,' and feel it real now. In stillness, repeat, 'I am the I AM and cannot be defiled by circumstance; outer labels shift, I remain untouched.'