Purity & Holiness
The sacred quality of ritual and spiritual cleanliness. Purity represents both external observance and internal sanctification, separating the sacred from the profane.
“I am the Lord who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.”
“Never stand in it. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day upon piety; it is more worthy of your standing in it.”
“Purity of body is attained through water; purity of mind through truth; purity of intellect through knowledge; purity of soul through austerity.”
“This is the path to the Deathless: heed the teaching, guard the senses, and practice mindfulness and mental cultivation.”
“Misogi (purification through water) cleanses the spirit of defilement; purity is essential for approaching the kami.”
“True purity comes not from external washing but from the cleansing of the heart through divine grace and righteous living.”
“The monk or nun maintains purity through strict vows of non-harm, chastity, and austerity, progressively shedding karmic matter.”