Purity is Clarity which is Consciousness – (1391)

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We normally think of purity in terms of people. That is, as someone dressed in white, someone who is a virgin, someone that is devoted totally to God, someone who only speaks of and thinks of God and heavenly things.

Well after all, it is only a concept of what a pure person may be like. There are other ways of seeing purity, especially those that are independent of people and our religious concepts.

Such an image of purity actually when I go inside of myself, I find that it does not help me, it actually brings one down. This is because we see that we are not this image or everything in this image and so logically our mind creates a thought about ourselves saying that we are rotten etc. But as this is a mechanical evaluation of ourselves we are not compelled to become more conscious of our rottenness and that way work on dissolving it. We instead just feel mechanically ‘bad’.

This post is about searching for a more esoteric and conscious definition of purity, that when one reflects on it one feels hope and is lead to work concretely on oneself.

Technical Definition of Purity

In Chemistry

Purity basically is one thing. It is the absence of other elements, usually foreign elements. In chemistry, purity is the amount of an element contained in a compound. 95% pure gold means 95% of the material under question is actually gold and the remaining 5% is the impurity, such as another element or a mixture of other elements.

Purity Relative

Purity is relative, purity is expressed relative to something. Within us purity is expressed relative to our Being or our essence. What other reference point could we use for purity? Perhaps we could use the ego as the purity reference point and say humanity is 97% pure ego and 3% essence or impurity.

However, purity has a very moral and ethical connotation. So purity in relation to our essence and Being is much more relevant to us as Gnostics, however as soon as we switch the reference point we get the opposite. So if we chose the ego as a reference point, purity takes on the opposite scale where people interested in becoming all ego will be interested in this type of purity.

To be clear we are interested in purity in relation to our inner Being and essence. Purity is for us as Gnostics is how much of the pristine condition of our inner Being dwells in us. Not that we drink pure water, wear white, have perfect health etc.

Moral and Ethical Connotation

Purity normally has like a moral, ethical or spiritual connotation to it. When someone is said to be pure we think of sex or heart or mind. Meaning that there are no stains or marks or blockages that obscure or darken the mind, the heart or sex, that would take sex, heart and mind away from their original pristine condition.

It is probably better to see purity as clarity, as the absence of stains, marks or obscurities. What is clarity? It is nothing other than consciousness!

When there are obscurities our consciousness can not function fully. Its functioning is hindered.

Purity as Clarity

If we see purity as clarity or the absence of obscurities, we see that any quality that does not obscure the essence is one which aids purity, and if purity is aided, clarity is aided and if clarity is aided, consciousness is automatically aided and if consciousness is aided, inner vision is automatically aided. If inner vision is aided then guidance and direction is aided as well and confusion and indecision is banished.

Purity Therefore Consciousness Aided

Honesty Aids Purity

Honesty does not obscure the truth, therefore honesty aids consciousness. It also makes sense that if we lead dishonest lives our consciousness will be impeded from developing. The more important honesty is the sincerity with ourselves.

Good-Will Aids Purity

Good will does not obscure the heart and the mind. It allows the good qualities of the heart to flow freely.

Dissolving Contradictions Aids Purity

Negative thinking and conditioned thinking obscures the mind. Contradictions obscures the mind as well and is not purity because contradictions are two things of opposite qualities.

Transmutation Aids Purity

Transmutation aids purity as it keeps the sexual energies within ourselves circulating within us unmodified by lustful thoughts (which really don't have much to do with the essence of sexuality or sexual energy) and Luciferic atoms that enter into our sexual system when the sexual energy is lost.

The transmuted energy is actually the raw sexual energy purified somewhat, so transmutation 110% aids purity and clarity and consciousness.

Conclusion

Purity is another word for unity. We can think of purity as unity in relation to something. In Gnostic terms (i.e. Gnosis as the reference point) purity is how much unity we have in relation to the Being or the essence within us.

If we want more consciousness we have to think about purity and work with the elements that aid purity. The more upright is our life the more purity and consciousness we can have and the more we can enhance what of consciousness we have.

End (1391).