O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To
be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated
soul and a necessary characteristic of the unenslaved
mind. The best of perfections is immaculacy and
the freeing of oneself from every defect. Once the individual
is, in every respect, cleansed and purified, then will he
become a focal centre reflecting the Manifest Light.
First in a human being’s way of life must be purity, then
freshness, cleanliness, and independence of spirit. First must
the stream bed be cleansed, then may the sweet river waters
be led into it. Chaste eyes enjoy the beatific vision of the
Lord and know what this encounter meaneth; a pure sense
inhaleth the fragrances that blow from the rose gardens of
His grace; a burnished heart will mirror forth the comely
face of truth.
My meaning is this, that in every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition and further the development of man’s inner reality. Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality, as the Holy Writings clearly state. And although bodily cleanliness is a physical thing, it hath, nevertheless, a powerful influence on the life of the spirit. It is even as a voice wondrously sweet, or a melody played: although sounds are but vibrations in the air which affect the ear’s auditory nerve, and these vibrations are but chance phenomena carried along through the air, even so, see how they move the heart. A wondrous melody is wings for the spirit, and maketh the soul to tremble for joy. The purport is that physical cleanliness doth also exert its effect upon the human soul.
First in a human being’s way of life must be purity, then
freshness, cleanliness, and independence of spirit. First must
the stream bed be cleansed, then may the sweet river waters
be led into it. Chaste eyes enjoy the beatific vision of the
Lord and know what this encounter meaneth; a pure sense
inhaleth the fragrances that blow from the rose gardens of
His grace; a burnished heart will mirror forth the comely
face of truth.My meaning is this, that in every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition and further the development of man’s inner reality. Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality, as the Holy Writings clearly state. And although bodily cleanliness is a physical thing, it hath, nevertheless, a powerful influence on the life of the spirit. It is even as a voice wondrously sweet, or a melody played: although sounds are but vibrations in the air which affect the ear’s auditory nerve, and these vibrations are but chance phenomena carried along through the air, even so, see how they move the heart. A wondrous melody is wings for the spirit, and maketh the soul to tremble for joy. The purport is that physical cleanliness doth also exert its effect upon the human soul.
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