The Inner Covenant of Love

Neville's Inner Vision

See the command as a law of inner state, not a rule of outward behavior. You are the I AM, the one life in whom the couple exists. To love your wife as yourself is to enter a state where her joy and your joy are one sensation. When you hold her in reverence, you are not appeasing another person but aligning your inner disposition with the truth of unity in consciousness. The wife reverencing her husband is the inner recognition that the masculine and feminine are two energies within the same awareness, not separate beings to be battled. In that light there is no conflict—only a harmonious pattern you choose to dwell in. By dwelling in this completed state, your outer relationship follows the inner alignment. The verse is a reminder that the kingdom you seek is within, and your spouse is the mirror of that consciousness. Practice until the feeling of oneness becomes your habitual reality.