1. "Purity of heart, purity of thought and consciousness is the best shield. There can be no high spirituality without moral purity. Purity is a great power. It is said – "The cleaner, the higher"." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 8. 036]
2. "Only a pure heart will not be reduced to ashes by the fiery link with the Highest Forces." [Supermundane, 854]
3. "Pure hearts will perceive the Highest. Only it must be remembered that the purity of accepted concepts depends upon free will." [Fiery World III, 576]
4. "There have been many achievements by science, but not one has affirmed that everyone is able to experience the higher sensations. In order to do so the spirit must be kept pure." [Supermundane, 527]
5. "The purer the motive, the higher the attainment – this briefly-stated principle is as fitting for the earthly path as for the supermundane one." [Supermundane, 799]
6. "Purity of heart is not an abstractly ethical concept, but practically vital. Purity is the possibility of achieving higher-order phenomena and the easiest entrance into the realm of the invisible being." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1962,16]
7. "Pure thought saturated with beauty points out the path to truth." [New Era Community, 27]
8. "It is necessary to learn the "first axiom of the Teaching, namely, that the Common Good or purity of motivation is the single measure of every thought and action. Only a pure heart can give up the self and suggest the right direction for each action, as well as understand the true quality of the motivation behind this or that manifestation." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 7. 023]
9. "All the Teachings of the whole world constantly insisted on "purity of thought, purity of word and purity of deed" as the three foundations for those who want to rise above the level of humanity and join the "gods". So said Zoroaster, so said all the Great Teachers..." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 2. 058]
10. "... Moral purity is the main and indispensable condition for all true spiritual achievements. (...) A pure-hearted person is a healer and often a guardian of the whole neighborhood from all sorts of epidemics and even catastrophes. The legend that the whole city was pardoned because of the presence of one righteous person in it has a deep foundation. A pure heart is a panacea for everything and for everyone." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 5. 085]
11. "Precisely, it is the heart that knows the highest from the lowest; but when enfeebled and befogged, the heart itself will reside at the lowest level, where even the lowest will appear to be the highest. Purity of heart is the most essential possession. There is no room for wisdom, courage, and selflessness in a beclouded heart." [Heart, 69]
12. "The most important thing is to harden ourselves in the purity of motives, thoughts and actions, and we can do this only by being among people, among obstacles..." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 4. 072]
13. "The pure thoughts of the strong in spirit transform into realities life’s phenomena." [Leaves of Morya’s Garden I, 20]
14. "Whoever thinks with purity is on the path of the heart." [Heart, 390]
15. "So, the main achievement is in the purification and expansion of consciousness, everything else will follow." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 2. 048]
16. "And what cleanses the spirit more completely than thoughts about the welfare of others? And what steels the armor of steadfastness more strongly than the wish to lead others to Light? And what weaves a better smile than the desire to see the very last child laughing? So I urge you to think about the future, to place each day a pearl in the necklace of the Mother of the World. And so, concisely and straightforwardly think about how to beautify the hearth of the world." [Leaves of Morya’s Garden II,301]
17. "It is difficult to develop intensity of thought, and even more difficult to attain thought of high quality. A person will often mentally repeat to himself, "I will think purely." But his being is accustomed to egoistic thinking, and a most undesirable form of thought results. Two birds, flying in different flocks, cannot become united as one. It is necessary to exercise thought, not mentally, but with the fire of the spirit, until all disunity of thought disappears. Thought can have power only if it is monolithic. But each crack diminishes its power and also causes cosmic harm, by inducing dissonance into space. …We rejoice at diversity of thinking, but each thought must be pure as a diamond." [Agni Yoga, 345]
18. "With purity of heart one can sense the borderline that defines the influence of the creature and, sensing this boundary, correct an intended mistake. Later other danger signs will appear. The most important thing is to abstain from acts of questionable rightfulness. One should develop within oneself this sense of right action and thus not waken the monster. It is far better to discriminate in one’s actions than later regret the deeds." [Supermundane, 478]
19. "We must keep our bodies clean, but we should maintain even more purity around our thoughts." [Supermundane, 204]
20. "Dirt comes not from poverty but from ignorance. Cleanliness in life is the gateway to purity of heart." [New Era Community, 106]
21. "Pure thinking is the best disinfectant. It is high time that thinking was accepted as a chemical process." [Heart, 283]
22. "Mankind must first purify itself and ensure the good quality of its thoughts. If that is done, the acceleration of evolution becomes possible. …But all thoughts, secret or revealed, enter space, and disorderly or impure thoughts pollute it. Man must apply himself to the purifying of thinking. This will be action for the good of humanity.
The Thinker advised that at all times, while inhaling and exhaling, man should maintain himself in a state of purity." [Supermundane, 587]
23. "Man has no right to produce chaos and cause harm to the manifested world. You must remember and understand that each good thought begets goodness, and each dark thought is a cradle of evil." [Supermundane, 350]
24. "Do not think that superficial methods will produce complete results. The most essential is in the depths of one’s consciousness. An impure servitor cannot perform a pure action, and the most sanctioned ritual cannot free him from impure thinking. Thus, many err, supposing that outward rituals will compensate for inner abominations." [Supermundane, 4]
25. "Podvig is born of pure thoughts. No ostentatious action will bear fruit..." [Leaves of Morya’s Garden II,302]
26. "It is possible to think with purity about everything, but a clouded consciousness finds in everything the path to obscuration. …One must go toward the Light with all striving." [Fiery World II, 138]
