Neville Goddard on Daniel 6:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Daniel 6:10

Biblical Context

Daniel, knowing the decree, goes to his house and continues his habitual prayer. He kneels toward Jerusalem three times daily, giving thanks to his God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel’s outward decree is but a signpost of inner weather: the mind that believes itself separate from God would fear its consequences. Yet Daniel does not persuade God by a fearsome protest; he awakens to the I AM that already stands in him. The open window toward Jerusalem is not a geographical direction but an inward posture: a lasting awareness that the divine city within is constant, regardless of rulers or rules. The three daily kneelings symbolize steady attention, a discipline by which attention returns to the one life that animates all. To Daniel, prayer and thanksgiving are not answers to a peril but the recognition that fulfillment is already present. In Neville’s terms, Daniel imagines himself as whole, now, and so becomes whole in fact. The decree cannot alter the state of consciousness that Daniel inhabits; only the inner conviction can. Therefore, the outer events conform to the inner state, and the dream of constraint dissolves into liberty.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already in quiet prayer this moment. Revise any outer limitation as a belief you are dissolving, and feel the gratitude as your immediate, present reality.