Quieting the Inner Lion

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the lion as your mind’s power—the roar and the teeth are outward signs of inner vitality. The verse shows these outward signs falter when the nourishment of consciousness dries up. The old lion perishes for lack of prey because you have forgotten to feed the I AM with imagination, believing life depends on external conditions. But the truth remains: power is a state of consciousness, and your present state fashions your appearing world. When you revise from fear to faith, you become the nourisher of your life. Take the bold assumption: I am the strength of the lion, fed by awareness. Feel it real until the sensation of power rests in you regardless of outward events. As you inhabit that state, the old roar quiets, the whelps scatter, and your inner vitality stabilizes, not by fighting circumstance, but by returning your attention to the source within you—the I AM that cannot be diminished.