Sentence examples for purification of mind from inspiring English sources
Without purification of mind, all austerities are mere bodily torture.
The Hindu philosophical school of Yoga, for example, prescribes a highly elaborate process for the purification of body, mind, and soul.
Shaktism is closely related with Tantric Hinduism, which teaches rituals and practices for purification of the mind and body.
The ideal of inner purification was a mysterious state of mind in which one worshiped the kami that lived in one's own heart.
Perhaps all dances should begin with such a forceful purification of the eyes and mind, but it isn't soothing; in "Puro Deseo," which began performances on Thursday evening, Ms. Achugar's rendition of the night was hardly tender.
But in my case, I wanted to draw on fasting in the ancient times -- Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, you name it -- any culture has fasting as a ritual of purification of the body and the mind.
Purification, both physical and spiritual, is stressed even in contemporary Shintō to produce such a state of mind.
The most typical consists of four stages: (1) purgation (of bodily desire); (2) purification (of the will); (3) illumination (of the mind); and (4) unification (of one's being or will with the divine).
