Cease From Strife, Embrace Peace

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Neville Goddard frame, the 'man' and his 'strife' are states of consciousness. To cease from strife is to withdraw attention from the outer clash and to claim a stable I AM that governs your seeing. The fool who meddles is a mind conditioned by fear, projecting conflict into every conversation and event. When you assume the peaceful state, you stop feeding the drama with inner images and you begin to imagine the world as a reflection of your own settled awareness. The moment you say, 'I am at peace now,' you close the door to interference and let the quiet power of consciousness do the rearranging. Your friends, foes, and circumstances appear differently because you have reinterpreted them as expressions of your inner decision, not as separate agents compelling you. Practice this shift as a discipline: repeatedly return to the confidence that you are the author of your perception, and let the mind's attention rest in the calm I AM that creates reality.