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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
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Publisher's Summary
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 listeners will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.
Audio updated as of February 2018.
What the critics say
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 (Jane Fryer)
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 (PD Smith)
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- DMcD
- 2018-07-03
great calming book
I really did like the metifores in this book. the were relateable and was not all mystic.
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- Elizabeth White
- 2018-07-09
Meditative and inspirational
I thoroughly enjoyed A Monks Guide. I’ve listen to it over and over again while cleaning my home. It brings a much needed spiritual element into cleaning and taking care of our things, and has delivered household tasks from mundane to meditative. Bless you Shoulei Matsumoto for creating this beautiful book. Also, Adam Sims voice is a perfect balance between pleasant and calm; a good choice for cultivating a clean home and heart.
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- Catherine
- 2021-07-04
purifying audio recording
it was a relaxing, enlightening audio for me. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I think I will listen a few more times. thank you.
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