Entering the Inner City Mind
Ecclesiastes 10:15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse says that toil without direction tires people, for the foolish do not know how to reach the city—the goal slips away when effort is aimless. Toil must be guided by an inner path.
Neville's Inner Vision
Is the city not a place, but a state of consciousness? In this light, the foolish labor as though the world must bend to their outward acts, yet they look for the city outside themselves. The I AM within you is already there, the you who knows the way to your own city. When you do not know the route, you push and pull in the outer world, feeling tired because energy is spent on what is not yet imagined as real. But the end you seek is not far away; it exists as a completed state in your imagination. To turn toil into triumph, revise your premise: assume the end is already yours, and feel the truth of it now. See yourself stepping into the city: the gates, the light, the welcome you imagine. When you assume and dwell in the end, the interior map aligns with the path, and action becomes natural, guided by inner discernment rather than straining effort.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, assume the end as present; imagine yourself walking into your city, and feel the reality of it now.
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