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## Chapter Eleven: Purity of Mind
**[Mind Purity]** For those who desire good conduct, the purification of the mind is the first step. What chemical can be useful for cleansing the excrement of the sick without first purifying it? ||1||
**Meaning:** For those who desire good conduct, the purification of the mind is the first step. For what use is a chemical for cleansing the excrement of the sick without first purifying it?
If your mind is pure, what harm can come to you if others love or hate you? Just as the moon's rays bring joy to the world and sorrow to the separated, so too, what harm can come to the pure moon? ||2||
**Meaning:** If your mind is pure, what harm can come to you if others love or hate you? Just as the moon's rays bring joy to the world and sorrow to the separated, so too, what harm can come to the pure moon?
A person grieves in his own mind when he does not perceive his desired object as present. But when he receives it, he becomes happy. What can be said about the other? ||3||
**Meaning:** A person grieves in his own mind when he does not perceive his desired object as present. But when he receives it, he becomes happy. What can be said about the other?