Inner Cleanliness, Outer Life

Neville's Inner Vision

Matthew 15:20 speaks a law of consciousness: defilement is not the ritual of washing, but the inner state that attends every act. The I AM, your aware presence, is the only source of purity you must heed. When you cling to the idea that hands must be washed to keep you clean, you mistake an appearance for reality. The so-called defilement arises from within—jealousy, judgment, fear, or pride—that flows from the heart into your words and deeds. In Neville’s terms, you are not at the mercy of outward rules; you are the conscious creator of your life by what you assume to be true about yourself. To heal, shift your assumption: imagine that you are already clean, recognized by the I AM as whole, and feel that truth until it feels real in the body. Do not argue with appearances; revise the inner narrative until purity is the natural air you breathe. Through that inner revision, the external signs align with your renewed inner state.