Joy, Face, and Inner Radiance

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 15:13 invites us to read life as a states-of-consciousness drama. The merry heart is a chosen state of I AM, and the cheerful countenance follows as the natural expression of that inner conviction. Sorrow, on the other hand, is a contraction of awareness—a belief in lack that breaks the spirit. Neville’s method teaches that you do not chase happiness in the world; you awaken to your true nature and imagine the completed self. See the heart as the throne of reality, not a mood; your imagination is the instrument that dissolves the image of absence and reveals the image of wholeness. If you find sorrow lingering, revise the identification: I am joy; I am complete; I dwell in the constant presence of fullness. In that revised self, the face takes on light, the eyes brighten, and your surroundings reflect the radiance you hold in consciousness. Practice this daily: assume the merry heart and feel it real, until your outer world becomes the visible expression of your inner state.