Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 1:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:3

Biblical Context

Ecclesiastes 1:3 asks what benefit comes from all a man’s labor under the sun; it points to the emptiness of toil when viewed only outwardly.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read through the I AM within. The word 'profit' is not a tally of external deeds, but the shift of consciousness that attends your labor. The sun marks the surface world; true wealth is the steady awareness that you are the imagining life itself. When you assume the end in mind, you reframe every action as a step in self-creation. If you seek outcomes as future gains, you remain bound to toil; but if you imagine the end as present, the inner governor—your I AM—takes command and your daily work becomes a ritual of reinvention. Your toil then reveals the inner kingdom, not a mere ledger of hours. The question of profit dissolves as you rest in the truth that you are the source of all change, and what you experience outwardly mirrors the inner state you entertain.

Practice This Now

Assume the end as already present: say, 'I am wealth, peace, and mastery now,' and feel that state fully in your chest for five minutes while you work.