Inner Waters of the Soul

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the soul as the I AM, the steadfast witness. The 'proud waters' are inner tides—oppression, alarm, pride—that rose and passed over the self. They are not you; you are the awareness that watches them come and go. In this light, the verse becomes a lesson in revision: when you acknowledge that the I AM is sovereign, the storm loses its claim over your reality. What you call 'my life' is the outward ripple of your inner state; change the state, and the scene changes. So when the waters sweep over, do not resist or drown in them. Instead, declare inwardly, I AM, and feel the truth as real: the currents are only memories of a belief now dissolved. The sea recedes, and you remain—the same unshaken consciousness, perceiving a serene landscape beyond the waves. This is how salvation begins: by turning attention from the tumult to the eternal I AM within.