Inner Sabbath Practice
Leviticus 16:31 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Leviticus 16 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Leviticus 16:31 commands a perpetual sabbath rest and a ritual of afflicting the soul, urging an inner pause and examination of one's life as a lasting standard.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville, this verse is not a liturgical schedule but a state of consciousness. The sabbath of rest points to the moment when attention withdraws from outward doing and rests in I AM awareness. Afflict your souls becomes the discipline of facing the stubborn beliefs you have mistaken for yourself and choosing to revise them by assumption. The statute forever is a reminder that this inner condition—not a ritual—remains fixed in your being if you keep faith with your inner state. When you dwell in the still, you imagine that your life is already complete in the present, and the old self releases its grip. The temple is not a building; it is your own consciousness, and the offerings are the feelings and thoughts you choose to consent to or deny. By refusing to identify with the hurry and noise of a world you imagine, you rediscover the I AM as the sole governor of your experience.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly, declare, 'I am the I AM; I rest now.' Feel the old ego’s noise dissolve as you revise your state into the present, imagining your day already complete.
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