Inner Wisdom Vs Foolishness

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville voice: The scorner is a state of consciousness that pretends to seek, yet closes the inner ear to Wisdom. Wisdom, in this light, is not a challenge to be mastered by effort, but an awareness you already possess—an inner knowing that flows when your attention rests on the I AM rather than on the noise of others. When you understand, knowledge becomes simple and available, because you are aligning your outer events with your inner state. The 'presence of a foolish man' is a mental attitude that distracts from the lips of knowledge; to 'go from' such presence is to withdraw your attention from collision of conflicting voices and return to the quiet center where truth speaks. Proverbs invites you to observe your own state: be wary of the habit of scorn, for it keeps you from receiving inspiration. If you revise your inner speech to affirm that you understand, the scattered pieces of wisdom fall into a coherent whole, and you awaken to the effortless, practical discernment that Neville teaches.