Inner Flight From War

Neville's Inner Vision

To the I AM that you are, these outward swords are not 'out there' at all; they are thoughts and states arising in your own consciousness. The flight described is your habitual avoidance of seeming threat, a refusal to stand in the present state you desire. When you suppose, 'I am', the mind creates a substitute for war by placing you in a new inner atmosphere. The drawn sword and the bent bow symbolize continuous fear and lack operating as inner suspects—pictures you hold about yourself. By choosing a state and feeling it as real, you disarm those weapons. Your true self, the I AM, remains untouched by changing conditions; the world bows to your inner law. In this light, the verse becomes comfort: you need not physically flee, for you can change your inner posture and find safety in consciousness. The remedy is the practice of assumption and revision—refuse to identify with the alarm, and confirm that peace now occupies your mind.