Beyond Breath And Thoughts

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the verse not as a verdict on nature, but as a clarification of consciousness. The breath that leaves the lungs marks the end of a phase, yet the true man remains—not in the passing stream of thoughts, but in the I AM that perceives them. In Neville's language, the body, the earth, and even 'thoughts' are movements of a state of consciousness and not the self. When you accept the identity 'I AM' as your only reality, you discover that what perishes is the story you have been telling about who you are. The day a thought claims sovereignty over you is the day you believe you are mere mind in a body; the moment you revise that belief and feel your awareness as the unchanging I AM, the old mental currents cease to govern you. Imagination is the causal power; by imagining the I AM here now, you halt the storyline of birth and death and begin living from the eternal state. Your plans, fears, and memories dissolve into the silent witness of your consciousness, which never dies.