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Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Purity
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Quotes drawn from the Bhagavad Gita 141 quotes, each linked to the shloka behind it.
Find Bhagavad Gita quotes on purity, covering clean intentions, a clear mind and the inner purification that comes through knowledge, discipline and selfless work.
All 141 quotes
You do not have to abandon your life to purify it.
Your core is clean, whatever your day has been.
Practise for purification, not for show.
A pure heart makes any offering holy.
A pure heart can grow in difficult families and difficult times.
A river that purifies does so by moving, not by sitting.
Awareness is never stained by experience.
Awareness is as clean as space.
Return to the sky within when you feel dirtied by life.
Clean intentions make a clean path.
Cleanliness, honesty and non-violence: a simple discipline of conduct.
Purity of mind is cultivated by small daily acts.
Purity of motive makes the aftertaste sweet.
Purity of heart is the root of all good qualities.
Cleanliness of heart is a strength.
Cleanliness of conduct is a quiet protection.
Purity of heart begins with the thoughts you tend.
Practice cleans the mind the way water cleans a vessel.
A clean heart finds a lasting joy.
Purity is built by repeated, humble practice.
Fire among the elements is purity at work.
Sacred rivers remind us that purity is also a movement.
Subtle things cannot be soiled; neither can your deepest self.
A purified heart touches the infinite without strain.
The one who purifies and the one who is to be known are one.
Purify, calm and unite: a simple path to joy.
Purity of heart makes busy lives light.
Purity is a clear intention, not a spotless image.
Purity of mind is the fruit of patient knowing.
Purity is the fruit of patient sitting.
A clean mind sees the task clearly.
Sincere effort needs a clean mirror.
Stay close to calm, clear goodness; it steadies everything else.
What purifies the mind eventually pleases it.
Keep your inner house clean, and the outer life follows.
To be fit for the highest, begin by emptying out the unnecessary.
Sacrifice, rightly understood, washes the heart.
Purity of mind is a slow gift of steady practice.
Be in the world like a lotus leaf on water.
Act without longing for the fruit, and no action will stain you.
Release attachment, fear and anger, and the mind turns clear.
Deep within you is something untouched by what you do.
Let wisdom be your austerity.
Work done without craving leaves no residue.
Knowledge is a fire that leaves only freedom.
Charity cleans the giver.
Knowledge purifies like a quiet fire.
See the sacred in the smallest task and it becomes sacred.
Nothing cleanses like true understanding.
See yourself in all beings, and your actions stay clean.
Offer the work, and no stain remains.
Work, rightly done, cleans the one who does it.
Live in oneness, and every life you lead is sacred.
Behind a busy life stands a still and spotless self.
Good actions leave a clean, bright trace.
Fearlessness, purity, generosity and self-control: gather these virtues.
An offering made as a duty of the heart is pure.
Action is clean when desire is quiet.
Wisdom is action with the craving burned out.
Wealth shared is wealth sanctified.
Let work be the soap that cleans the heart.
When intentions fall silent, the mind is a clear pond.
Choose a clean place and a steady seat for your practice.
Sit, gather the mind into one point, and purify the heart.
Steady goodness clears the mind for steady devotion.
Greatness is cultivating the divine qualities already in you.
The highest is abode, purifier and friend all at once.
The wind cleans without fuss.
Be a clean breeze in the lives you touch.
Honour water, wind and earth: they purify us daily.
Practice without bargaining is practice at its cleanest.
Return to the source whenever the stream grows muddy.
Every effort of body and mind can refine you.
Every task is a chance to polish the mind.
Clear the cloud, and your own knowing returns.
Fix your mind on the highest, and old stains wash away.
When the mind gathers, the heart clears.
Peace of mind and purity of heart make happiness complete.
A clean conscience makes a firm commitment possible.
Offered actions leave no residue.
Clarity about the highest clears the mind of mistakes.
A flowing mind stays clean.
The scorching of time also purifies.
The imperishable in you does not act and is not tainted.
Tidiness of life brings clarity of mind.
Give, discipline yourself, offer; these purify.
Knowledge burns away the knots of desire in your plans.
Restraint is a flame that purifies the senses.
A disciplined heart acts without leaving a stain.
The best reason to work is to become clearer.
Discipline carries a light of its own.
Real wisdom purifies as it explains.
Effort alone is not enough; a refined heart must walk beside it.
Sacrifice means making something sacred by giving it.
Pure action is action with open hands.
A duty done for its own sake is a clean act.
A mirror needs wiping before it can show you.
Surrender the result and keep your hands clean.
Let action purify you until calm can hold you.
Tend the heart as carefully as you tend the habit.
Giving, discipline, and offering keep a life clean.
Serenity, self-control, and purity: the quiet virtues of a steady life.
A pure intellect and a firm will make a clear path.
Let understanding be the fire your work passes through.
Hope for nothing, steady the mind, and the work stays clean.
Reverence changes the quality of every act.
Small daily restraints build a clear mind.
Insight is the cleanest way to be rid of an old burden.
The purest teacher is your own steady practice.
Effort without clinging is self-cleaning.
Tidy surroundings invite a tidier mind.
Let your effort burn clean and bright.
Discipline is a quiet kind of cleaning.
A mind not smudged by ego stays clear.
White horses, a steady hand: a picture of trust.
An even mind makes work clean.
Sacred does not mean separate from daily life.
Every disciplined habit is a small sacrifice that purifies.
Devotion of the whole mind leaves no room for old burdens.
Let service wash away what regret cannot.
Discipline plus generosity make a clean heart.
Perform your duty as a clean act, not a bargaining chip.
Purity of means matters as much as success of ends.
Clean the lens before you read the world.
Fever is what we add to work; work itself is clean.
Self-control is not austerity; it is cleaning the lens.
Learning ripens into action that leaves no scar.
Those who know how to offer are cleansed by the offering.
Let time and practice do their slow cleansing.
Self-control and kindness together make a clean hand.
Attachment is the water that makes the leaf wet.
Clean thinking is the first step toward freedom.
Clean the surface and the truth shines.
Dust is not damage; it is only dust.
A wise person's plans are clean of greed.
Clear knowing washes the past without effort.
Flawless and even, the ultimate treats all alike.
The wise keep their purifying habits.
Firmness is how we keep a clear mind clear.
Self-restraint is a quiet fire that keeps the heart warm.
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