Neville Goddard’s teachings revolutionise the way we understand love and manifestation. One of the central ideas he explored was the commandment from the Bible: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” But what does this mean in practical terms? Does it only apply to people, or does it extend to all of life?
In this post, we’ll look at how Neville interpreted this commandment—and how it’s more than just an invitation to love others, but also a powerful tool to transform your entire reality.
The External World is a Reflection of Your Inner State
Neville often said, “Your world is yourself pushed out.” This means that everything you experience in the outer world is a reflection of what’s happening inside you. Your thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions about yourself and others shape the world you see around you.
So when the Bible says, “Love your neighbour as yourself,” Neville would interpret it to mean: Love the reflection of yourself that you see in others—but also, love everything you encounter in the external world.
Love Goes Beyond People: It’s About Your Entire Reality
In Neville’s view, the idea of loving your neighbour doesn’t just refer to other people. Your neighbour includes everything in your world: your circumstances, your environment, and even abstract concepts like time and space. Everything around you is a projection of your inner state—your neighbour is not just the person standing next to you, but everything you encounter.
So, to truly love your neighbour means to imagine lovingly about everything you see. Whether it’s a difficult person, a challenging job situation, or an unwanted circumstance, you are encouraged to imagine it the way you would like it to be, not as it currently appears.
Loving Your Reality Through Imagination
Neville would explain that the act of loving your neighbour is actually a spiritual and creative act of imagination. You are called to imagine the best for your life and for others—whether it’s through a person, a situation, or a circumstance.
In Neville’s words:
“To love your neighbour as yourself means to treat everything in the world the way you would treat yourself. To see your world as a reflection of your beliefs about it, and to lovingly imagine the best for it, as you would for yourself.”
– Neville Goddard
How It Applies to Everything Around You
Let’s break this down:
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People: When you love your neighbour, you love them by seeing them in their highest, most loving form. This doesn’t mean ignoring their flaws, but choosing to imagine them in the best light—as the person you know they can be.
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Situations: If you're dealing with a difficult situation, such as a job issue, imagine the best possible outcome. This act of imagination is loving your reality.
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Circumstances: If your life seems less than ideal, imagine it transformed. Loving your neighbour means imagining the best, even when things appear challenging.
No Separation: Everything Is a Reflection of You
Neville’s teaching of oneness suggests that there is no true “other.” Everyone and everything you encounter is a reflection of your inner state of being. This means that when you judge, criticise, or condemn something in your reality, you are essentially judging yourself.
In the same way, when you love and uplift others—or even just situations—you are loving and uplifting yourself, because everything is interconnected. This is why Neville frequently emphasised that the external world is not separate from your inner world.
Loving Your Entire Reality: The Power of Imagination
To “love your neighbour” is not just about being kind to others. It’s a spiritual law of transformation—it’s about loving your entire reality by choosing to imagine the best for everyone and everything.
When you use your imagination to create loving, positive scenarios in your mind, you are essentially changing the reflection of yourself that appears in the world. It’s an act of self-love that not only transforms your inner life but also your outer world.
Key Takeaways:
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Your neighbour isn’t just people—it’s everything in your external reality.
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To love your neighbour means to imagine the best for everyone and everything you encounter.
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Everything around you is a reflection of your inner thoughts and beliefs.
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Loving your reality means choosing love and imagination over judgment and fear.
Conclusion:
Neville Goddard’s interpretation of “Love your neighbour as yourself” is not just a call for kindness towards others—it’s a powerful tool for manifestation. By choosing to imagine lovingly about people, situations, and circumstances, you are changing your inner world, which in turn, transforms your outer reality.
Start practicing this today. Begin to imagine your world and the people in it as the best possible version of themselves. Love your neighbour—and watch your life transform in the process.
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