Inner Purity for Priests
Leviticus 21:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Leviticus 21 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Leviticus 21:1 commands the priests not to defile themselves for the dead among their people, preserving holiness and the integrity of their office. It frames purity as an inner boundary essential to service.
Neville's Inner Vision
Leviticus 21:1 is not a mere ritual injunction but a revelation about your inner temple. The priest within you does not allow the 'dead'—past fear, grief, and limiting stories—to defile the living I AM. To be undefiled is to stand in consciousness as the observer of appearances rather than their victim. Defilement, in this view, is a mental shift: when you accept a tale that diminishes your holiness, you dilute your service to the divine I AM. The command becomes a reminder that holiness is a boundary you keep in imagination, a line your awareness does not cross. As you imagine your life as a sacred sanctuary and yourself as the priest of that temple, you remain separated from the noise of the world and from old identities. In this inner stance, the dead cannot touch your vitality; you exist as the pure I AM, and your deeds reflect that sanctuary within.
Practice This Now
Assume the posture of the undefiled priest within now; feel the I AM as your dwelling and declare that no memory of the dead can defile you. Rest there until purity becomes your habitual state.
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