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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
- Author
- Shoukei Matsumoto
- Narrator
- Adam Sims
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 4 January 2018
- Run Time
- 2 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind by Shoukei Matsumoto, read by Adam Sims.
We remove dust to sweep away our worldly desires. We scrub dirt to free ourselves of attachments. We live simply and take time to contemplate the self, mindfully living each moment. It's not just monks that need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world today needs it.
The Zen sect of Buddhism is renowned for the cleanliness 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.
This book will improve the condition not just of your own mind, but also the people around you. I hope readers will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.
Audio updated as of February 2018.
Critics Review
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The most unusual self-help book of 2018 ... There is something surprisingly calming about just reading the book, hearing Matsumoto's simple instructions and admiring the clean pen drawings of Japanese sandals and brooms
Daily Mail
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A bestseller in Japan, this charming book offers practical cleaning tips as well as fascinating insights into the Buddhist approach to life, which counters the wastefulness of modern society with a respect for spaces and objects that is deeply humane ... Ideal preparatory reading for the January clean
Guardian
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Details
- Author
- Shoukei Matsumoto
- Narrator
- Adam Sims
- Duration
- 2 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 January 2018
- ISBN
- 9780141988603
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Zen Buddhism, Popular philosophy, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Household management and home hints
Synopsis
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind by Shoukei Matsumoto, read by Adam Sims.We remove dust to sweep away our worldly desires. We scrub dirt to free ourselves of attachments. We live simply and take time to contemplate the self, mindfully living each moment. It's not just monks that need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world today needs it.The Zen sect of Buddhism is renowned for the cleanliness 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.This book will improve the condition not just of your own mind, but also the people around you. I hope readers will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.Audio updated as of February 2018.
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