Inner Boldness and Discernment

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the lines as a map of consciousness. The 'wicked' fleeing is the old thought-forms fleeing from your I AM; the 'righteous bold as a lion' is the state of awareness that stands firm, unmoved by appearances. The governance image—princes of a land—shows that any state you inhabit rises to the degree your inner understanding sustains it. Oppression of the poor is the mind that consumes others' energy; the 'sweeping rain' leaves none to eat because thought has starved itself of nourishment. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; those who keep the law contend with them by keeping attention on divine order. Evil men understand not judgment; those who seek the LORD understand all things: seek the Lord not outside, but as the active I AM within you, the perceiving power that weighs all things. Better is the poor who walks upright than the rich who is perverse; wealth in spirit is steadiness, honesty, and justice. Your imagination is the royal road—assume the bold, upright self and the kingdom within becomes your visible world.