Daily Meditation: Sunday, January 21, 1996

Initiates and great masters repeatedly warn that those who …

01/21/1996

Initiates and great masters repeatedly warn that those who have not undertaken a work of purification must not approach the sanctuary, that they must keep their distance from all that is sacred. And what do they mean by purity? Contrary to what many believe, purity is not concerned so much with sexuality, because sexuality is only a limited aspect of purity. There are other higher and more essential forms of purity. True purity lies first and foremost in our thoughts, feelings and desires. True purity is a virtue which consists of keeping nothing for ourselves: it is a synonym for selflessness. With everything we learn and everything we acquire, we must seek to benefit others in one way or another. Impurity, on the other hand, is self-centredness in all its forms. Wishing to be pure in order to protect ourselves is not yet purity. If we wish for purity in order to serve others better, and to give to them only all that is most precious, then, and then only, are we truly pure.