Departure and Presence Within

Neville's Inner Vision

John 7:33-34 presents a scene of departure and inaccessibility, yet Neville would translate it as a matter of states, not places. The Master speaks of leaving the physical scene and going to the sender, the I AM within. The lines 'ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, thither ye cannot come' point to the old self clinging to external proximity; you cannot reach the inner presence from the old state. Your true 'where' is your awareness. The I AM is always there, but you must be willing to revise your assumptions about how reality is built. When you assume the feeling of your I AM, you are not following Jesus to some distant homeland; you are stepping into the awareness that whatever you presently seek is already within you, awaiting your recognition. Providence guides you by gently shifting your inner state so that your experience aligns with that recognition. The moment you accept this, departure from old limitations becomes voluntary, and the presence you long for becomes your lived reality.