Traditions Vs Inner Purity

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this scene shows that the 'tradition of the elders' is a state of consciousness—the old script about how one ought to appear before God. The disciples' unwashen hands symbolize a shift from external compliance to inner sufficiency, a cleanliness that arises as you identify with the I AM within. The 'food' they eat is not literal, but the truth that flows from awareness when you stop measuring yourself by human rules. In this light, purity is not a ritual to perform but a conviction to inhabit: you are already complete, and what you accept or reject in the world flows from that inner state. When you lean into the I AM, you begin seeing the law as guidance planted by consciousness, not as laws to be enforced upon others. The disciples' action is a parable: actual righteousness arises from a living relationship with God within, not from washing in water or tradition. Your task is to revise your sense of self so that you feel the truth of your wholeness in the present, and the world you observe will reflect that inner purity.