Blessed are the Pure in Heart

Description

Purity is one of those spiritual and moral virtues that have suffered and are suffering in society today, due either to ignorance, neglect, or conscious and obstinate violation. But in most religious traditions, purity of mind and heart is considered a prerequisite for encountering the divine. Purity refers to the state of being chaste and undefiled. It is a grace and a gift from God and a reflection of God’s holiness in humans. The modern media, with disastrous consequences for the respect and dignity of the human person, confuses, distorts and diffuses falsehood over the real meaning of human sexuality and the value of purity. There is an influx of pornography and disparaging obscenities that arouse sensuality and blur the mind. Against the backdrop of this aggressively destructive new global ethics, the author seeks to redeem and to present with refreshing clarity the time-honoured value and virtue of purity. According to him, to be pure in today’s world requires very strong personal motivation from the individual himself, who wants to brighten his or her life by living out this heroic virtue. This book, by drawing attention to the beauty of purity, presents itself as a great help in creating the strong motivation for living out this virtue. Not only has the biblical foundations of this virtue been clearly and profoundly explored, but sufficient attention has also been drawn to various difficulties and obstacles experienced by people in the practice of this virtue.