A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind

By Shoukei Matsumoto,

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Cleanliness is next to enlightenment. In this Japanese bestseller a Buddhist monk explains the traditional meditative techniques that will help cleanse not only your house - but your soul.

Live clean. Feel calm. Be happy.

We remove dust to sweep away our worldly cares. We live simply and take time…

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1 author picked A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Cleaning and tidying are definitely my least favourite things to do. I even wrote a book about minimally viable housekeeping! But I’m fascinated by people who love it and embrace it, and like to read about them while I contort my face with increasing incredulity. Perhaps the same way as I’m fascinated by venomous spiders.

So, this book gave me a glimpse behind the scenes of the Komyoji Buddhist Temple in Tokyo, along with the interesting “fact” that cleaning can be a way to cultivate the mind, and clean the soul.

I can’t say it’s made an enormous difference to…

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