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- There's a practice in many Zen temples called soji, which takes place right after morning prayer and meditation. Soji is usually for about 20 minutes, and each monk is assigned to a specific cleaning task each day, and he does so without trying to finish the task.
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The Zen sect of Buddhism is renowned for the cleaning practices of its monks, but cleaning is greatly valued in Japanese Buddhism in general as a way to ‘cultivate the mind’. In this book, I introduce everyday cleaning methods typically employed in temples, while sharing what it’s like to be a monk in training. Regarding Zen
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Mar 27, 2018 · There's a practice in many Zen temples called soji, which takes place right after morning prayer and meditation. Soji is usually for about 20 minutes, and each monk is assigned to a specific...
- Do one thing at a time. This rule (and some of the others that follow) will be familiar to long-time Zen Habits readers. It’s part of my philosophy, and it’s also a part of the life of a Zen monk: single-task, don’t multi-task.
- Do it slowly and deliberately. You can do one task at a time, but also rush that task. Instead, take your time, and move slowly. Make your actions deliberate, not rushed and random.
- Do it completely. Put your mind completely on the task. Don’t move on to the next task until you’re finished. If, for some reason, you have no choice but to move on to something else, try to at least put away the unfinished task and clean up after yourself.
- Do less. A Zen monk doesn’t lead a lazy life: he wakes early and has a day filled with work. However, he doesn’t have an unending task list either — there are certain things he’s going to do today, and no more.
May 7, 2018 · A Zen Buddhist monk’s simple guide to clean spaces and tidy minds. Practical steps to achieving enlightenment. Image: Reuters/Jorge Silva. By. Ephrat Livni. Published May 7, 2018. You are...
Aug 20, 2023 · #1 Clean first thing in the morning. I thought the first thing on a monk’s daily agenda would be a morning meditation but for Zen monks from Matsumoto’s sect, it’s cleaning. Shoukei...
Feb 3, 2020 · While many Buddhist monks in Tokyo and farther afield in Japan do actually use modern appliances (vacuums and even Roombas) to tidy, Matsumoto says he prefers tools made of natural materials ...
Zen Buddhism has been heralded for the cleaning practices of its monks. With clear prose, Masumoto enables us to understand the proper ways to do these chores: "If you live carelessly, your mind will be soiled, but if you try to live conscientiously, it will slowly become pure again.
