Jeremiah 8:14 Inner Silence Practice

Neville's Inner Vision

See the question Why do we sit still as the moment the I AM withdraws and the mind resigns into fear. The defenced cities are inner fortresses of habit and doubt, protections the ego erect to avoid the discomfort of change. The water of gall is bitterness an inner draught poured out when one identifies with past sin rather than with the living I AM right now. In Neville's terms, God is the I AM behind every thought; to be silent, to sit still, is to withdraw attention from external disturbances and return to inner awareness. The punishment, if you will, is a misalignment between consciousness and its source; the remedy is repentance not of outward deeds, but of the inner state assuming the new state of being in harmony with God within. When you revise the scene and choose to inhabit the divine state, the defences drop, bitterness resolves, and the city becomes a sanctuary where you experience seamless return to your true self.