The King Within, Vanity Exposed

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scripture, the Preacher is you—the I AM seated upon the throne of awareness. Being king over Israel in Jerusalem is your capacity to govern your inner dispositions, ruling fear, doubt, and desire with a wise discernment. When he says he gave his heart to seek wisdom concerning all things under heaven, he names the soul’s earnest longing to understand life through imagination and feeling. The sore travail is the method by which consciousness exercises itself; it is not punishment but a training ground for the mind to become master of its states. And the verdict—‘all is vanity’—points to the fact that the world’s appearances reflect your inner states. Vanity arises when you identify with restless thinking; vexation follows when you chase outcomes instead of assuming the state that makes them real. The path forward is immediate: assume the end in the I AM, revise your sense of self, feel the wish fulfilled, and let perception align with that truth. Providence becomes inner guidance—your own awakened consciousness shaping the world you inhabit.