Foundations in the Inner Temple

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the psalmist does not speak of political stability, but of your inner kingdom. When the outward world seems to crumble, remember that each foundation you trust is really a belief within your own consciousness. The phrase 'The LORD is in his holy temple' signals that the true throne is your own awareness, the I AM that never departs from you. The 'throne in heaven' places the ruling center above the noise of fear and lack, where vision is clear and choices are made. 'His eyes behold' and 'his eyelids try' are not punitive judgments, but the continuous verification that your inner state is sufficient to shape experience. The 'children of men' are the varying states of mind within you—doubt, longing, pride—probed by the divine gaze. To live thus is to act from the ruling consciousness rather than reacting to appearances. Your task is to assume the state of the ruler who dwells in the temple, seeing through appearances and directing life from the sovereign I AM.