Inner Ascension of John 20:17
John 20:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jesus tells Mary not to touch him yet, for he has not ascended to the Father; he then instructs her to tell the disciples that he is ascending to the Father, and that God is their God as well.
Neville's Inner Vision
Mary's moment of restraint on touch points to a shift in consciousness rather than a finite distance. The phrase 'not yet ascended to my Father' signals an inner ascent into a higher state of awareness where sense of separation dissolves. 'Go to my brethren' invites you to recognize others as expressions of your own one life, not as separate souls. 'I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God' declares that the Father and God are within you—the same one Life animating you and all. When you dwell in that inner center, the resurrection occurs as a present condition, not a future event. The tomb is the old self; the risen Christ is your renewed consciousness. By embracing this oneness, you experience life that is whole, here, and now, and relationships reflect the truth that you and God are one.
Practice This Now
Act: Assume the state 'I and my Father are one' for a few minutes today, feeling the inner Father as your ongoing life. Then revise any sense of separation by treating others as embodiments of that same God within you.
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