Restful Mind, Rich or Poor

Neville's Inner Vision

All you have to do is realize that the 'wealth' and 'poverty' you read about on the page are images in your own consciousness. The sleep of the laboring man is sweet because his awareness is aligned with sufficiency; he does not chase tomorrow with fear. The abundance of the rich robs them of sleep because their mind is consumed with protecting and measuring what is theirs. In truth, neither labor nor riches touch the inner I AM, which is always at rest when you accept that provision is your natural state. The seed of rest is faith in the present assumption that you are already supplied. When you return to that single consciousness, you revise the scene by saying, 'In me, the I AM, there is no lack; my life is a continuous birth of bread and peace.' The moment you feel that imagined state as real—breath steady, body relaxed—you awaken to a sleep that cannot be disturbed by numbers or possessions.