The Inner Priesthood of Zadok

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine that Ezekiel is not telling you about a temple committee, but about your own inner guard. The priests who are sanctified are the steadfast states of consciousness that keep the I AM at its appointed post. The charge they keep is the discipline of awareness—faithfulness to your inner law—so that no outward spectacle can shake you. When the children of Israel went astray, the Zadok line did not wander because their inner direction was anchored in a higher order of mind. This is not a history lesson, but a map of the soul: you can choose to be the priest who remains unmoved by fear, craving, or social tumult. The rest, the Levites included, illustrate the common tendency to identify with appearances; but you remember your true charge and return to it. The blessing is that such fidelity creates a sanctified life within; your inner temple becomes your world’s governor.