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Purity. Caring for purity does not prevent one from remembering previous sins (page 1, p. 6). – From work and preserving oneself, purity of thoughts exudes (page 2, p. 14) – What is purity of mind? (sn. 4, p. 23). – What is the difference between purity of mind and purity of heart? (sl. 4, p. 24). – Purity (of the mind), quickly acquired, is soon desecrated, and purity (of the heart), achieved through many sorrows and a long time, is solid (page 4, p. 25). – Those closely connected with the world cannot achieve purity of mind (page 5, p. 25). – What should someone who loves cleanliness do? (fn. 8, p. 37). – The pure one has heaven inside, and he sees within himself the Lord and the angels (f. 8, pp. 37, 38). – What are the signs of someone who is pure in soul and possesses passions? (sn. 8, p. 39). – Others, under the guise of purity, feed their own passions (page 8, p. 41). – What is the purity of the soul, and what prevents its purification? (fol. 21, p. 92). – Tears of grace are the line between a passionate state and purity; by their gift we come to purity (fol. 21, pp. 93, 98). – What is the sign that a person has achieved purity of heart? (fn. 21, pp. 96–97). – What is purity, and where is its limit? (fn. 21, p. 97; fn. 43, p. 182; fn. 48, p. 205). – Is it possible for anyone to achieve this betrayal? (fn. 21, p. 97). – Examples of those who have come to the full measure of purity (page 21, p. 97). – Why are the pure in heart blessed? (fol. 21, p. 98). – Concerns about cleanliness should not be abandoned in order not to tempt others (page 54, pp. 239–240). – Purity of the soul is the original gift of our nature, and without purity from passions the soul is not healed from the ailments of sin (page 54, p. 240). – What fruit does one who is worthy of purity eat? (f. 54, pp. 240–241). – To achieve purity, one must strive to conquer passions (fol. 55, pp. 243, 254). – Two ways to achieve purity (page 55, pp. 243–244). – How can someone who loves pure achieve it? (fn. 55, p. 262). – Purity is achieved by fulfilling the commandments (f. 55, p. 263). – The love of idle talk prevents the acquisition of purity of mind (page 56, p. 280). – Bodily labor and teaching in Scripture protect purity (f. 58, p. 314). – Faith and alms soon bring one closer to purity (fol. 58, p. 317). – How to cleanse the inner church of the heart? (fn. 68, p. 352). – What is the purification of body, soul and mind? (fn. 81, p. 396). This index is based on the index appended to the works of St. Isaac the Syrian, published by Optina Pustyn in 1854. * “Ascetic words.” Reprint. Sergiev Posad. 1911. M.: “Rule of Faith”, 1998