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other beauty related signs have remained. The principle of purity is based on the thought that Eternal and pure Existence which we have to enter into is entirely free from all contaminations and impurities like Mala, Vikshepa and Avarana. It is perfectly pure and is taken up for the Ideal. Since our being is contaminated with all these impurities and our aim fixed towards the achievement of Eternal Pure Existence of the highest level, we start to imitate it in all outward ways, looking particularly towards the cleanliness of the body. The external ways adopted for the purpose begin to cast their effect upon the mind and thus internal purity begins to develop. The external purification processes like bathing must be carried out with our firm attention fixed on the ideal purity; then only these actions will contribute and help towards the attainment of highest purity. The spiritual process thus gets accelerated, real purity begins to flow in all through and the mind begins to get purified producing Godly thoughts which help us further in our pursuits. Thus we are doubly benefited. We have already resorted to means for internal purification and now the external ways too begin to help us good in our sadhana and both combined together help us immensely in reaching the goal. When both these processes - external and internal - get harmonised with each other, it becomes in itself a Power which\u000A80\u000A