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Chapter 16
External purity, is of four kinds:- (1) of the body, (2) of speech, (3) of family, (4) of money.
- Physical purity:- Heedlessness, laziness and fashions etc., make a body impure, while promptness, activity and simplicity etc., purify the body. Purity is also achieved, by means of clay and water etc.
- Purity of speech:- False, idle, bitter and slanderous talk, makes the tongue (speech) impure. Speech, devoid of these evils, but having true, agreeable, beneficial and necessary words, which lead to spiritual progress of all persons, families, castes, streets and countries, is pure.
- Purity of family:- Imparting good education to children, for their welfare, teaching good conduct, impartiality, and discharging one's duty with justice, and sincerity—this is purity of family.
- Purity of money:- Money is purified, through just and honest dealings, keeping in mind, the welfare of others, giving it to those who are poor, needy and destitute, and protecting cows, women and Brahmanas. Moreover, it is purified by serving great saints and sages, and by getting sacred books published for the sale at a cheap rates, so that there may be easy communication of their teachings.
When a person, has only the aim of God-realization, he himself is purified, and then his body, speech, family and money, are purified. When the body is purified, the atmosphere also becomes pure and then a person realizes, that the body is an abode of impurities and filth, and it is perishable. So, he can easily renounce his egoism, and attachment. Thus, external purity, leads one to God-realization.
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