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.