Cleaning house and mind

Cleaning house and mind (August 28, 2018), another great Dharma talk given by Geoff Dawson in the Ordinary Mind Zen School Sydney podcast. He recommends the book, A monk's guide to a Clean House and Mind. He talks about how after the monk's meditation time, they clean the temple which helps free ourselves of attachment by performing it mindfully and joyfully which cultivates our mind. He says Japanese schools clean students clean the school and it gives them pride in ownership when they arrive and it reminded me of a teacher I know. There's a saying if you appreciate objects you will appreciate people He also talks about the clean mind which is not about having dirty thoughts but about cleaning our mind of all thoughts.