Quotes About Purification

Merit" is the usual translation of the Pali word punna, which more literally means "virtue" or that which purifies and cleanses the life stream, bringing good results.

As we walk the way of awareness, we see that the deepest purpose we all have is to perfect the qualities of our heart and mind. The spiritual path transforms our consciousness, purifying it of greed, hatred, ignorance, fear, envy, jealousy—those forces that create suffering in us and in the world.

This is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the surmounting of sorrow and lamentation, for the disappearance of pain and grief, for the attainment of the true way, for the realization of nibb?na—namely the four foundations of mindfulness.

Take a bottle of muddy water and let drop by drop of clear water fall into the mouth of the bottle. The moment always comes when you will have a bottle of clear water.

Our mouth gives expression to what we think, feel, and want. Our mind tells us what we think, not necessarily what God thinks. Our will tells us what we want, not what God wants. And our emotions tell us what we feel, not what God feels. As our soul is purified, it is trained to carry God's thoughts, desires, and feelings; then we become a mouthpiece for the Lord!

He quickly asked God to cleanse his lips, and only after that was done did God release him to go and prophesy His message to others

But our God is an expert at removing worthless things out of us while retaining the valuable.

This end-time "Baptism of Fire" goes beyond the infilling of the Holy Spirit with the accompanying gifts, and has a two-fold purpose: It will burn away all that "hinders" the end-time visitation of the Lord; and it will "reveal" the Shekinah Glory of the Lord.

Somehow, by the trials and tribulations of this life, our souls must be purified of this dross of self if we are to become ultimately acceptable to God.

En los campos fui capaz de servir humildemente a los hombres que Dios ponía en mi camino cada día. Si las obras del espíritu en nosotros las acabamos conociendo lentamente, ¿cómo no vamos a empezar a detectar aún más lentamente las obras de ese espíritu en los demás? Mientras realizaba mi labor diaria, daba gracias a Dios una y otra vez por la terrible etapa de purificación que atravesé en Lubianka para poder servir a aquellos hombres.

Fasting is by far the most effective method for purifying the blood, organs, and all bodily tissues, and in this age of pervasive pollution it is more important than ever in warding off premature degeneration of the body due to toxicity. In laboratory tests on rats and other animals, periodic fasting has proven to extend average life spans by up to 50 per cent.

Un beneficio de las oraciones que tardan en ser contestadas es la purificación de los motivos. Cuanto más se calienten nuestros sueños en las llamas de la frustración, más se quemarán las impurezas de nuestros motivos.

You're going to provoke an internal war when you begin to consistently pray in tongues, because impurities will soon start to surface that you don't want to get rid of. God will endeavor to purge those impurities off your life so you can fulfill your divine call without being destroyed by the devil.

As the Holy Spirit prays for us, He purges us on three levels: spirit, soul, and body.

There are at least four essential elements composing the foundation of the enlightenment process: purification, concentration, effort, and mastery.

The process of purification is based on the idea that our essential nature is already pure, and enlightenment is the inborn condition of life.

After washing himself from top to bottom at least five times, he felt reborn.

God wants sin out of your life because it's the only thing that keeps you from experiencing the torrential downpour of blessing He wants to rain upon you.

True love is like a metal tested in a fire. Fires of adversity surround us daily. Are we to love only when it is merely convenient? Like gold or silver, which very hot fire must heat to purge them of impurities, love must be thrust into the fire from time to time to make it purer, stronger and more resilient. And in the same way, live shines its brightest right out of the flames.

keep purifying your motivations so that they're completely about love and service to elevate the energy and experiences even further.

Time cleanses what it touches over time.

Thou needs must spit it out and make clean thy mouth.

Filthy water cannot be washed.

I see candles as varied things. They give a warm glow, and fire purifies.