Neville Goddard & Abdullah

Learn about how Neville Goddard met his teacher Abdullah.

You can also enjoy free Neville books, stories, lectures, audio lectures, quotes and discover the profound influence Neville had on Wayne Dyer.

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Who Was Abdullah?

Abdullah was a mystical Ethiopian Rabbi who taught Neville for five years. Dr Joseph Murphy, author of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind also studied with Abdullah.

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Neville Goddard Meets Abdullah

In his lecture, A Lesson in Scripture, Neville describes his first meeting with little known mystic, Abdullah. If you don't want to open the lecture, you can read the excerpt below.

I came into the world completely forgetful of the being that I AM. I had to. When I first met my friend Abdullah back in 1931, I entered a room where he was speaking and when the speech was ended he came over, extended his hand and said: “Neville, you are six months late.” I had never seen the man before, so I said: “I am six months late? How do you know me?” and he replied: “The brothers told me that you were coming and you are six months late.”

I was late because the one who told me of Abdullah was a Catholic priest. I loved him dearly, but I thought he was almost a moron. His father, a rumrunner in the days of prohibition, left him two million dollars, which he proceeded to lose on Wall Street the first year. The only wonderful thing he did was to take the last $15,000 and give it to a Catholic organization to care for his mother the rest of her earthly days. So, having no respect for his judgment, when he told me about Abdullah, I postponed going to hear him until one day I could find no excuse. When Ab called me by name I said: “I don’t know you” and he replied: “Oh yes you do, but you have forgotten. We were together in China thousands of years ago, but you promised to completely forget in order to play the part you must play now.”

Last Friday night a lady gave me a letter saying: “The previous Monday as you stood on the platform I could not see you as Neville, but as an ancient Chinese philosopher. I have seen my friends change from moment to moment, but you remained changed during your entire lecture. This bothered me, so I questioned the experience on the way home and then I remembered. Several years ago in a psychic experience, I was walking up a hill with other students to attend a class. Falling away from the group, I saw an ancient Chinese in a white garment at my side. Beckoning me to follow him, we approached a cave where I saw a huge granite stone with a peak at the top. Two hands containing a cocoon covered the top of the stone. Removing the cocoon, the ancient Chinese broke it on the peak of the granite, and water, mixed with colorful oil, came out as life took on the sense of heat rising. Then the ancient Chinese took my hand and led me back to the group, where they had not realized that I had been away. “Now I know whose face you wore last Monday night.”

Well, that’s what Abdullah told me in 1931, but to this day I have no knowledge of it, because I swore in the beginning to empty myself completely of all memory and take on the form of a slave, but to have faith in him who sent me. Now knowing that he and I are one, I have no other place to go but back to myself, the sender. Having played every part I have completely wiped out the memory, but I know that no one can arrive at the end of the road until he has played it all. I do know from my intuitive knowledge that, just as an actor must feel the part he is playing and imagine himself the character he is depicting, you will imagine yourself into every part, and when the play is over for you, the signs will come to show you the being that you really are. Excerpted from A Lesson in Scripture

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Neville Describes Abdullah

In his lecture titled Changing the Feeling of 'I', Neville says, "If I were called upon to name a man that I would consider my teacher, I would name Abdullah. I studied with that gentleman for five years."

Neville also described Abdullah as "black as the ace of spades" and said that he was very proud of being a negro and didn't want any modification of what God had made him and he would never allow anyone to refer to him as a colored man.

Abdullah taught Neville that there was no cause outside of the arrangement of his own mind.

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Law of Attraction Bestsellers

Discover the Law of Attraction teachings that have inspired millions to change their lives.

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Neville Goddard Books

Learn more about Neville Goddard and visit Neville's page. Enjoy his quotes, audio lectures, stories, and written lectures.
Buy Neville's books and lectures and learn about the profound impact he had on Wayne Dyer, and the relationship he had with his teacher, Abdullah.

My wish for you, in reading Neville Goddard's books, is that your life will be enriched beyond your most magnificent dreams.
As Neville said, "dream better than the best you know."

At Your Command (67 pages)

At Your Command is about recognizing the power you have to shape your life through focused thought and belief.
Neville invites you to develop inner clarity, mental discipline, and consistent intention to move toward your desires.
An excellent book if you're new to Neville Goddard's work.

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Awakened Imagination (126 pages)

Awakened Imagination is about tapping into the creative power of your mind to shape your life.
Neville looks at how your ability to imagine clearly and with feeling can influence your outer reality.
In our opinion, one of the best books for discovering how imagination can support your goals.

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Feeling is the Secret (49 pages)

Neville describes Feeling Is the Secret as being concerned with the art of realizing your desire.
He shows the techniques used to produce in your outer world what you desire in your inner world.
A brilliant book for learning about the laws of consciousness.

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Freedom for All (101 pages)

Freedom for All explains how lasting change begins with a shift in consciousness.
Neville draws on biblical symbolism to show why he believes awareness comes first, and outward results naturally follow.
An illuminating book that invites you to live in alignment with your highest ideals.

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How to Manifest Your Desires (604 pages)

How to Manifest Your Desires opens with Neville inviting you to imagine already living the life you truly want.
He explains how vivid imagination, paired with genuine feeling, can align your inner world with the life you want to live.
An exciting read to help you unlock your personal potential through the power of thought and belief.

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Out of This World (65 pages)

Out of This World is a thought-provoking book about human potential and the role self-concept plays.
Neville explains how changing your inner attitudes can shift the direction of your life.
An intriguing read that invites you to rethink what’s possible and recognize how your view of yourself influences everything you experience.

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Prayer: The Art of Believing (67 pages)

Prayer: The Art of Believing looks at prayer not as a mystery, but as something grounded in clear principles.
Neville highlights how belief, focus, and inner alignment are the conditions under which prayers are answered.
This book is especially helpful if you want to learn how to dwell in the joy you would feel once your goals are realized.

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Seedtime and Harvest (90 pages)

Seedtime and Harvest is about using the power of your imagination to bring your goals to life.
Neville shows that fulfilling your desires is about using your imagination and feeling the joy of your wish fulfilled.
If you’re ready to move beyond intention and start seeing real results, this book offers a clear path forward.

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The Creative Use of Imagination (199 pages)

The Creative Use of Imagination talks about how your inner state of consciousness influences what appears in your life.
Neville reveals that the way you react, think, and feel becomes the foundation of your experience.
An engaging read if you want to understand how to use imagination to shape your path.

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The Law and the Promise (265 pages)

The Law and the Promise is a compelling book that shows how your imagination has the power to shape what happens in your life.
Through a series of real life stories, Neville illustrates that imagining with conviction can bring real changes.
An inspiring read about the connection between inner thought and outer reality.

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The Power of Awareness (183 pages)

The Power of Awareness explains how your inner sense of self influences your life.
Neville tells us that we are the architect of our own experience — good or bad — and that our self concept plays a central role in shaping our reality.
A motivating read for anyone interested in mindset, self‑understanding, and discovering how awareness can open the door to meaningful change.

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The Search (22 pages)

The Search is about the inner journey we all take in seeking fulfillment.
Neville explores how looking inward helps you uncover clarity about your desires, your self‑belief, and the inner forces that shape your experience.
An engaging read if you're curious about finding meaning through inner awareness.

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Your Faith Is Your Fortune (245 pages)

Your Faith Is Your Fortune is a powerful book about how your inner beliefs shape your outer world.
Neville explains that nothing appears in your life unless it is first accepted and decreed within your consciousness.
A favorite if you want to discover how faith, focus, and self-awareness can help you create your reality.

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Neville Goddard Lectures

When asked if people could purchase tapes of his lectures, Neville said, "I have no tapes. Others here are making tapes for their own use. Perfectly all right. But I have no tapes."

There is tremendous gratitude for those who attended Neville's lectures, recorded and preserved them.
However, the lions share of appreciation goes to Neville Goddard who allowed people to record his lectures and to pass them on to others.

A Lesson in Scripture (32 pages)
In the second chapter of the Book of Luke the story is told of Jesus’ parents, worried and seeking him for three days, finding him and complaining, to which Jesus said: read more...

All That Is Divine (32 pages)
In the nature of things, it is impossible for any child born of woman to go unredeemed, for the moment he says, “I AM,” he is proclaiming all that is divine in his flesh. read more...

All That You Behold (34 pages)
"All that you behold, though it appears without it is within, of which this world of mortality is but a shadow." read more...

All Things Are Possible: Part 1 (17 pages)
Jesus Christ is the true identity of everyone! His name forever and ever is I am! read more...

All Things Are Possible: Part 2 (29 pages)
In the 9th chapter of the Book of Mark, it is said: "All things are possible to him who believes," and in the 19th chapter of the Book of Matthew we are told: "With God all things are possible." read more...

All Things Exist (20 pages)
The world of imagination is infinite and eternal, whereas the world of generation is finite and temporary. read more...

A Movement Within God (30 pages)
If you find yourself miserable or helpless here, may I tell you that you are not condemned to the state by a deity outside of yourself, for everything that takes place in your world is but a movement within God. read more...

An Inner Conviction (26 pages)
I tell you that imagination creates reality and I ask you to imagine a state, any state, which would imply the fulfillment of your desire. read more...

A Prophecy (28 pages)
In his poem called “Europe,” which is a prophecy about you, William Blake said: “Then Enitharmon woke, nor knew that she had slept, and eighteen hundred years were fled as if they had not been.” read more...

A Riddle (28 pages)
Tonight, I will call this, "A Riddle," for every creative mind rises to the challenge of a riddle. read more...

Believe in Him (27 pages)
When asked: "What must we do to be doing the work of God?" he answered: "Believe in him whom he has sent." That’s all you have to do. read more...

Believe it In (29 pages)
The objective reality of this world is solely produced by the human imagination, in which all things exist. Tonight, I hope to show you how to subjectively appropriate that which already exists in you, and turn it into an objective fact. read more...

Brazen Impudence (25 pages)
A new idea will not become part of your common currency of thought until it has been repeated over and over and you begin to live by it. read more...

Changing the Feeling of 'I' (32 pages)
For the benefit of those who were not present last Sunday, just let me give you a quick summary of the thought expressed here. We claimed that the world was a manifestation of consciousness, that the individual's environment, circumstances and conditions of life were only the out picturing of the particular state of consciousness in which that individual abides. read more...

Control Your Inner Conversations (45 pages)
The whole manifested world goes to show us what use we have made of God’s gift. read more...

Correct Prayer (40 pages)
Neville, in all his books and lectures is giving us the formula for correct prayer. This formula is as simple as assuming the feeling of the thing desired but can be more involved. This paper tries to bring all the different aspects of Neville’s correct prayer together. read more...

Freedom (25 pages)
When asked: "What is the greatest of all the commandments?" God answered: "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one." read more...

Fundamentals (13 pages)
With so vast a subject, it is indeed a difficult task to summarize in a few hundred words what I consider the most basic ideas on which those who seek a true understanding of metaphysics should now concentrate. read more...

Imagination (71 pages)
Tonight’s subject is Imagination. You read in the 17th chapter of the book of Acts, a story of Paul coming through to the Athenians, and he calls upon these men, for he saw the inscription over and over. read more...

Imagination Creates Reality (89 pages)
Your own wonderful human imagination is the actual creative power of God within you. It is your savior. read more...

Infinite States (27 pages)
Quite often someone will say to me: “I don’t think others understand you. read more...

Perception (17 pages)
There is nothing that appears in perception which cannot be duplicated in fancy, and what the world perceives is all imaginative in character. read more...

The Creator (29 pages)
You will find tonight to be a very practical and yet a very spiritual hour, for I am going to speak to you of the Creator. read more...

The Game of Life (29 pages)
The game of life, like every game, is played within the framework of certain rules, and any violation of those rules carries a penalty. read more...

The Knowledge of God (27 pages)
Last night I fell asleep dwelling on two thoughts which parallel each other. One is from Paul's letters to the Corinthians and the other from the Gospel of John. read more...

The Law (24 pages)
The whole vast world is no more than man’s imagining pushed out. read more...

The Source (32 pages)
Man is seeking the source, the cause, of the phenomena of life. In his search, he grows and outgrows his many concepts of God until he finds the one God he can never outgrow, and therefore can never lose. read more...

The True Knowledge of God (28 pages)
The attitude of the world towards the great mystery of Christ is due to their ignorance of who he really is. read more...

Where Are You From? (54 pages)
“Where are you from?” This you will find in the 19th chapter of the Book of John. And the rabbi said to Pilate: “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, for he claims he is the Son of God.” read more...

Who Am I? (32 pages)
"Every generated body in its inward form is a garden of delight and a building of magnificence." read more...

You Are A Cosmic Being (30 pages)
Tonight, I want you to think of Christ as a cosmic being who contains everyone within him. Having died for all, this one being is in all, and will rise in all. read more...

Yours for the Taking (22 pages) 
There is only one cause for the phenomena of life. That cause is God. Housed in you, God is a person in the most literal sense of the word. read more...

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Neville Goddard Stories

Enjoy these real life stories excerpted from books and lectures by Neville Goddard.

1. A Doctor and his wife get an apartment with no money...

2. This divorcee manifested a new car with little money...

3. A family imagined sleeping in their new home until it was theirs...

4. A family bought a home that realtors said didn't exist...

5. This woman attracted a new home and a new husband...

6. This woman married the man of her dreams...

7. A Negro man blasted the boundaries created by his skin color...

8. This woman bought a new home by the ocean...

9. This man became an outrigger canoe world champion...

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