The Inner Golden Rule
Luke 6:31 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Luke 6 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse articulates the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. It frames this as a practical ethic of mercy and reciprocity.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's psychology, Luke 6:31 is not an external command but a revelation of your own state of consciousness. The people you meet are not separate; they are the visible outworking of your inner dispositions. If you want to be treated with kindness, you must first occupy the state of kindness, imagine yourself already that person, and stand in the feeling of it until it saturates your being. When your inner image shifts, the outer scene shifts to match it, for the I AM, the awareness you are, creates form according to its beliefs. The Golden Rule is thus a law of your mind: you revise your assumption about who you are, and the world follows. Do not seek to change others; fashion your own inner mercy, your own generosity, and you will notice that others respond in kind, or the contexts that would have provoked you now bow to your new state. The more vivid the feeling of the fulfilled state, the quicker the response becomes part of your life.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit in quiet and picture a real person you encounter. Assume the feeling of having already treated them as you wish to be treated, and let that state fill your heart until it feels natural.
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