Zen and the Art of Housekeeping: The Path to Finding Meaning in Your Cleaning
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Book Overview
Wash the dishes, do the laundry, mop the floors, scrub the toilets, make the beds, vacuum the rugs...the list goes on and on, with little time to stop, breathe, and take in your beautiful surroundings. Now you can. Learn to be at peace and attain enlightenment while doing all the "little" things around the house. Your floors and counters will shine as you become one with your home and gain an elevated sense of being. Zen and the Art of Housekeeping challenges you to put more than elbow grease into your daily routine. You'll learn how to spirit yourself away during mundane chores as you muse over thought-provoking Zen koans like: If the kitchen is the heart of the home, what is the heart of the kitchen? What is the color of clean? If the purpose of cleaning is to remove dirt, what is the purpose of dirt? What fills empty spaces? Whose footprints are on your floor? With Zen and the Art of Housekeeping, you'll scrub your way to enlightenment--and a spotless sink.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1598694499
ISBN13:9781598694499
Release Date:March 2008
Publisher:Adams Media Corporation
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 7.6"
Customer Reviews
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Exactly the book I needed
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I have been looking for a book like this for years. By chance, I decided to browse the bookstore today and found this book. I must admit I have only read the first chapter but I already feel a shift in how I view housework. I am a single mother of four kids and have two dogs, two cats, several fish, and a guinea pig. Doing all the chores is overwhelming and I am always frustrated with how mundane it all is. Zen and the Art of Housekeeping teaches that these things are not mundane. Instead, keeping your house clean and orderly is a spiritual practice. It shows your love for your family, your love for your home, and your love for yourself. It's an inside out approach rather than just simply telling you what to do. The idea behind the book is changing how you think about housework. Housework haters like me need to change our attitudes. Chores have to be done and can be be done easier with a positive attitude. What's also great is that this book is based on authentic Zen Buddhist principles. There is no fluff here. But it is practical too and encourages having a system. (For help in developing that system I suggest reading Sink Reflections by the Flylady or Sidetracked Home Executives by by Pam Young and Peggy Jones.)
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