In his book A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind, Shoukei Matsumoto says these things about the spiritual practice of cleaning:
- Cleaning practice--that is sweeping, polishing, wiping, tidying, washing--constitutes an important step toward inner peace.
- Buddhism does not separate the person from the environment and cleaning expresses both respect and unity with the world around us.
- Cleaning when done mindfully is a powerful meditation practice.
- There is no end to cleaning just as there is no ending of or "graduation" in meditation practice.
"A monk's day begins with cleaning. We sweep the Temple grounds and gardens, we polish the main Temple Hall. We don't do it because it's dirty or messy. We do it to eliminate gloom in our hearts." -Shoukei Matsumoto
-Victor M Parachin, Think Like the Buddha
- Cleaning practice--that is sweeping, polishing, wiping, tidying, washing--constitutes an important step toward inner peace.
- Buddhism does not separate the person from the environment and cleaning expresses both respect and unity with the world around us.
- Cleaning when done mindfully is a powerful meditation practice.
- There is no end to cleaning just as there is no ending of or "graduation" in meditation practice.
"A monk's day begins with cleaning. We sweep the Temple grounds and gardens, we polish the main Temple Hall. We don't do it because it's dirty or messy. We do it to eliminate gloom in our hearts." -Shoukei Matsumoto
-Victor M Parachin, Think Like the Buddha
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