The Inner Weight of Vanity

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the so-called low and high degrees are merely states of consciousness you entertain. When you identify with the I AM—the unchanging awareness—external rankings become a light balance, a mere appearance that weighs nothing in the infinite. Vanity is not out there; it is a posture of the mind seeking security in status. The psalmist invites you to lay every measure in the balance and discover they are lighter than vanity, because your true worth rests in the consciousness in which you dwell. You are not your reputation, nor your lack; you are the awareness that witnesses both. To realign, assume the final condition: you are the I AM, already possessing unwavering worth and stability that no degree can confer. Practice feeling it real: imagine standing as the I AM, let the need to prove yourself dissolve, and observe the outer world adjust to this inner state. This is the inner kingdom, where true value resides beyond rank.