Diadochos of Photiki (400–486) Byzantine saint
§ 16
On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination (480 AD)
“The first requirement to purifying the soul is that one continues to remove all evil and impure thoughts from the heart.”
Source: Irfan-e-Ilahi, Anwar-ul-Ulum, Vol. 4, p. 371
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