Inner Roots of Righteousness

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the chapter as a map of consciousness. When you place your trust in wealth, you contract your awareness to an unstable horizon and, like a branch clinging to a weathered stock, you fall. But the righteous, who live from the I AM within, flourish as a green branch that finds life from its source, not from the gusts of fortune. The phrase 'he troubleth his own house' becomes a symbol of inner disturbance that hollows out your state, leaving you with wind rather than shelter; the fool becomes servant to the wise because the wise have disciplined perception and quiet power of assumption. The 'tree of life' that is the fruit of the righteous is the outward sign of inward alignment: choices, speech, and acts that nourish others. When you win souls, you demonstrate a heart attuned to the I AM. Recompense on the earth follows the steady law of consciousness: when your inner state aligns, your world mirrors it, even to contrasts with the wicked. Your present experience reveals your inner order.