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Neville Goddard on money

He spoke about money plainly, as something people need, and taught that wealth and poverty are first states of consciousness. These are his words, not a promise about money.

Each quote is verbatim from his books or the restored lecture transcripts. A lecture link plays only the quoted words.

“It is impossible for the poor man to find wealth in this world no matter how he is surrounded with it until he first claims himself to be wealthy.”

At Your Command 1939, ch. 4, Chapter 3

“I have no desire to be a millionaire but I do desire the comfort that a nice steady flow of income allows”

God's Law and His Promise lecture, at 33:45 Play 14 s

“The rich man, the poor man, the good man, the thief are what they are by virtue of the states from which they view the world.”

Awakened Imagination 1954, ch. 2, Sealed Instructions

“But if you want recognition in this world, you want money in this world, you want comfort in this world, I see nothing wrong in that because these things I would want for myself.”

Andrew: 2nd Quality Disciple: Courage lecture, at 21:16 Play 10 s

“Living in a world of men, money is needed in my every day life.”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 6, Questions and Answers

“To be conscious of being poor and to pray to a God for riches is to be rewarded with that which you are conscious of being – which is poverty.”

At Your Command 1939, ch. 2, Chapter 1

“Knowing that the consciousness of wealth produces wealth, as the consciousness of poverty produces poverty, He forgives all men for being what they are.”

I Know My Father 1960, ch. 8, No Other God

“I have a lavish, steady, dependable income, consistent with integrity and mutual benefit.”

Mind and Speech lecture, at 14:37 Play 12 s

“To constantly kick and complain against the limitations of poverty while remaining poor in consciousness is to play the fool’s game.”

At Your Command 1939, ch. 4, Chapter 3

“LIFE does not care whether you call yourself rich or poor, strong or weak.”

At Your Command 1939, ch. 5, Chapter 4

“When you meet people of great wealth in this world, and you'll judge them because they have money, just talk to them for a little while. Money hasn't altered their other states.”

Immortal Man lecture, at 22:46 Play 10 s

“You could tonight determine to be, and you name it, you want to be wealthy, all right, it means nothing. It's a shadow anyway.”

Peter lecture, at 29:37 Play 8 s

“I know that if you attempt to disprove it, you will prove it, and I will be the richer for your proving it, not in dollars, not in things, but because you become the living fruit of what I believe I am teaching in this world.”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 3, Thinking Fourth-Dimensionally

“You want to be wealthy? What's wrong with it? You want to be anything? What's wrong with it?”

The Secret of Imagining Class Lecture lecture, at 29:59 Play 6 s

“I am not going to say, “God knows best, and He knows I need money.” Rather, I will appropriate the money as though it were!”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 6, Questions and Answers

“If you are impoverished and borrow from every friend you have, and then suddenly you roll in wealth, where did you bury the poor man?”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 1, Consciousness Is the Only Reality

“So if you would pray for riches, turn from your picture of poverty by denying the very evidence of your senses and assume the nature of being wealthy.”

At Your Command 1939, ch. 2, Chapter 1

“Instead of imagining wealth, health and friends, imagine being ecstatic.”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 6, Questions and Answers

We owe the practice to Neville Goddard (1905–1972). Feelingfield is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by his estate.