A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Shoukei Matsumoto (Author), Adam Sims (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)

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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 who need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world 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 audiobook, 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 of not just your own mind but also the people around you. I hope listeners will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.

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Listening Length

2 hours and 4 minutes
Author

Shoukei Matsumoto
Narrator

Adam Sims
Audible release date

Jan. 4 2018
Language

English
Publisher

Penguin Audio
ASIN

B0788XL22V
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	2 hours and 4 minutes
Author	Shoukei Matsumoto
Narrator	Adam Sims
Audible.ca Release Date	January 04 2018
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0788XL22V
Best Sellers Rank	#40,680 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #80 in House & Home #133 in Zen Philosophy in Religion #166 in Zen Philosophy (Books)

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Wrensparrow

Lots of details

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 3, 2022

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I don't mind this book. I like the ideas within, especially taking the negativity out of cleaning. I now know way more about monks' lives than I ever thought I would lol.

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4399kirito

Poor quality, but really good book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 13, 2021

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The content of the book is very good, but the quality of paper is kinda suck.

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cindy

I love this book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 25, 2021

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Highly recommend for anyone interested in Zen way of living. I did not like cleaning before and often procrastinate. After reading this book, it has changed the way I think and clean.

Cleaning is for your mind and soul.

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Unless your life.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 12, 2021

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Great book. Easy read. Great perspectives. Kitchen floors have never been so clean. Cleaning them is something I think about now. Cleaning them is no longer a "chore".

One person found this helpful

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Ambrosia

Unrelatable, contradictory, and unnecessary

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 18, 2018

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The book has little wisdom for daily life. Cleaning ALL the time, even when you don't need to?
Vegetarians that don't hurt others yet wear leather soles?
Describing in detail clothing and items we'll never use.
Buddhists seem unnecessary strict.
You're not allowed to do anything, except have OCD and be quiet ALL THE TIME.

I just don't see any way this book can be helpful in today's North America - or anywhere.

I would suggest Marie Kondo's book. It's brilliant!

3 people found this helpful

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Josh costa

Wmooth

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 25, 2019

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tamla

Spiritual Knowledge at it's best

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 6, 2019

It was a Book that I found in A Bookshop and since I downloaded so many decluttering style Books on my Tablet, I wanted to see how this was different. Very spiritual and wise that makes Cleaning not a boring demanding chore but a beautiful one. He makes you take pride in every part of your house from your Kitchen, Bedroom and even your Toilet. He makes you want your home to be a safe healthy happy haven where less can be more.

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Insightful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 19, 2018

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I read this book in one afternoon and it gave me the final push to change my life around. I now get up every morning at 5:30 and I am productive. This book alone won't change your life, but it will give you insight to another way of thinking. It may be about cleaning but I think the principles discussed in regard to cleaning here can be used for life in general. If you remove the Religious bit. the book is a sort of mindful guide to a happier self through self care by cleaning. Also has a lot of good practical tips for a less wasteful way of cleaning for those aiming for a zero-waste lifestyle. Worth the money and worth a read, I spent no more than 3 hours on it.

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kit

Buy it! Seriously! It worked for me.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 7, 2018

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I. Love. This. Book.
I am naturally untidy, I have chronic fatigue syndrome and a filthy husband. So you can imagine how not into housework I am. This book made me feel excited to clean on my days off. Which I would have thought would be laughably impossible. It also helped me get back in to meditation.

32 people found this helpful

Susannah

Grace and Divinity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 6, 2018

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I really enjoyed reading this book and will refer to it often. As a professional housekeeper who used to look after a nineteen bedroom shooting lodge, I am interested in the serenity and Zen beauty of how Japanese people go about their lives. I have also lived with Japanese housemates and felt blissfully at home with their peacefulness, cleanliness and environmental attention. Shoukei Matsumoto shows us in detail how to look after our personal space with grace and divinity. If you like Mari Kono you will love this book.

35 people found this helpful

CarefulandGreen

Surprisingly intriguing...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 11, 2018

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I bought this as I am always attracted by “odd” books on rather obscure topics...It was surprisingly thought provoking...I had always seen cleaning etc. as just a chore to be got through as fast as possible, and not as having any value in its own right....astonishing new view of priorities, really...recommended to ‘taste’ and consider a far eastern approach.....it’s a very short read.

17 people found this helpful

Azeem

Sweet little book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 29, 2018

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Sweet little book, reminding me to make conscious ritual and find meaning in my every day tasks.

There are no revelations in this book really but how you do one thing is how you do everything ennit? I really enjoyed reading this and look forward to a reread. I've bought a few copies as I really like it and find I keep giving it away to loved ones. It'd sit well in a bathroom as a toilet read as chapters are short, especially if you live with a slob- it could be a wake up call for them.

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