Man Mailai Sab Kichh Maila

September 8th, 2006 by admin

man mailai sabh kishh mailaa than dhhothai man hashhaa n hoe ||
When the mind is filthy, everything is filthy; by washing the body, the mind is not cleaned.

ABC News — Sept. 7, 2006 — Germs may not be the only things you’re washing away at the sink.
Washing one’s hands may also give the feeling of washing away your sins or cleansing a dirty conscience, reveals a new report in the journal Science.

Physical cleanliness is linked to moral or spiritual cleanliness in religions and cultures worldwide.Scientists have finally put that concept to the test and have found that physical and moral purity are indeed psychologically intertwined — and sometimes even interchangeable.

“Showering — a simple everyday activity — is linked to morality in a way we never knew,” said study co-author Katie Liljenquist of Northwestern University.

ABC News: Washing Our Sins Away — Literally?

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