Chief Purity Within: Leviticus 21:4

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the 'chief man' as the crown of your consciousness. To 'defile' yourself is to permit thoughts and feelings that pretend you are less than holy, less than whole. Leviticus becomes an inner governance: when you identify with the elevated awareness you are the chief, you refuse to dwell in images of lack, guilt, or conflict that would profane that royal state. The command is an invitation to keep the temple of your mind undefiled by choosing the truth that you are always complete, and that outer appearances cannot alter the holiness within. The moment you assume that state, you become the authority that reorders your life; people and events respond to the inner posture you hold. The 'among his people' speaks to the social role you imagine from inner holiness, never profaning it with fear, anger, or vanity. A practice of remembrance, revision, and feeling-it-real keeps the holy order alive in you.