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'The pure in heart...'

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Mt 5.8

Interpretation- When one stops 'dirtying' one's 'heart' [it remains unsullied by soiling action (karma)] one will see God.

The 'pure in heart', represents every creatures state of BEING. One's heart is made impure through soiling 'action' (karma in Eastern terms) which pollutes and distorts it's 'sight'. In this soiled state the heart is incapable of 'seeing' clearly and it 'flops around, like a fish out of water'...desperately trying to find it's home. When all the 'doing' is relinquished (attempts to 'make it work' from an alienated self's perspective) the heart rests serenely in it's pure, natural state...and sees God!

Matthew

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