Quiet Mind Over Envy

Neville's Inner Vision

Envy is not an external fact, but a state of consciousness. When I hear that a man is envied by his neighbour, I hear the belief in separation—that another's circumstance proves my own lack. The fool who folds his hands represents a consciousness that thinks effort must be spent outwardly to prove value, and thus he eats his own flesh, feeding fear with wasted energy. The verse offers inner discipline: a handful with quietness is a state of being, not a mere possession. To live quietly is to align with the I AM, to rest attention in the fullness you imagine as already yours. Revise your belief: you already possess a single handful of quiet; feel it real as you breathe. Let envy dissolve as a dream of separation. As you maintain this inner posture, external conditions loosen and your energy frees for creation rather than rivalry. The inner world precedes and shapes outward events; when you hold peace within, you bring forth your true life with calm power.