“Women are concerned about the purity and welfare of the community. ? While the father's love was related to mundane desires, the mother's love was related to spiritual concerns.” SpiritualMotherDesireFatherCommunityConcernConcernedWelfareRelatedPurityMundaneMother's Love Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“It's only with that absolute humility and purity that you can make friends with God; because, otherwise, you're just too busy with all your desires.” GodDesireHumilityAbsolutesBusyPurityToo Busy Author:Frederick Lenz
“To run away from life and desire is impossible because you are life and you have desire. Accept that this is part of your physical condition and see that these aspects are not really indigenous to what you are.” RunningDesireAcceptingImpossibleConditionsBuddhismAspectPurityRunning AwayIndigenous Author:Frederick Lenz
“To become pure is not difficult. Make the choices that will lead you to freedom and liberation - not enslavement to the wills, actions and desires of others.” ActionDesireChoicesDifficultBuddhismPureLiberationPurityEnslavement Author:Frederick Lenz
“Because monks come from the midst of purity, they consider as good and pure what does not arouse desire among other people.” PeopleDoeDesirePurePurityMidstMonk Author:Dogen
“Purity is innocence, the innocence of lack of self. Desire is innocent unless it's connected with self.” SelfDesireBuddhismConnectedInnocentInnocencePurity Author:Frederick Lenz
“I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment.” PersonsSelfDesireRealizingHuman NatureFinePureNobleFulfillmentPurityNobilitySelf Fulfillment Book:I'll Never Lie to You Source: I'll Never Lie to You