47. Purify

How can I purify my mind?
I can purify my mind
    Only by looking at a flower
    And praying to God
    To make me as pure as the flower.
How can I purify my mind?
I can purify my mind
    Only by looking at the moon
    And praying to God
    To make my mind as peaceful as the moon.
How can I purify my mind?
I can purify my mind
    Only by looking at a candle flame
    And praying to God
    To make my mind as one-pointed
    As the flame.
By looking at a flower,
By looking at the moon
    And
By looking at the candle flame
    I can purify my mind.
Once purification takes place in the mind,
Slowly and steadily
The body and vital become pure.
Mental purity comes first
    For the illumination
    Of the entire body-consciousness.