Rooted In Righteousness

Neville's Inner Vision

All the verses point to one fact: you are not governed by outward deeds but by the state you occupy. The man who leans on wickedness cannot be established, for the root of the righteous is the I AM aware of itself and unmoved by appearances. When you claim that root, you become a tree planted by living consciousness, and the house of your life—its thoughts, its speech, and its loyalties—stands firm. The thoughts of the righteous are right because they spring from the awareness of truth within; the counsels of the wicked lose traction in the inner court of your mind. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers, for your inner mouth determines external outcomes. The wicked are overthrown, and are not; but the house of the righteous stands because the root remains unmoved. Begin with the acknowledgment that you are the root, the source of your life. Your imagination is the builder and judge; let it render a life consistent with that root.