Inner Eye and the Kingdom

Neville's Inner Vision

In this moment, the eye is not a organ of sight but a state of attention. When the verse says 'offend thee, pluck it out,' it points to any belief, image, or sense-impression that disturbs your unity with I AM—the one consciousness you are. To enter the Kingdom of God is not a distant event but the realization that the Kingdom exists wherever you awaken your attention. The 'two eyes' represent a double-mindedness—trusting appearances and trusting the inner witness at the same time. The command to pluck out the offending eye is a revision of perception: let go of the mental habit that judges life as separate from you; release the attachment to the 'outer' you that fears loss and punishment. The 'worm' that dieth not and the 'unquenched fire' are not literal worms or flames but the incessant thoughts of separation, remorse, and fear that never truly release you until you identify with the I AM. When you assume the feeling of the Kingdom now, you dissolve the illusion of hell and awaken to the one reality within.