As dust accumulates in a home never cleaned, so our minds need to be focussed on the now
Summary
- Cleaning dust from a home is a never ending process. The moment we stop it starts to accumulate again
Details
- In the same way, we have to keep cleaning out the cobwebs out of our mind
- We need to focus our mind on the present instead of licing in the past
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Quotes
It goes without saying that dust will accumulate in a home that is never cleaned. Just as you have finished raking the leaves, more are sure to fall. It is the same with your mind. Right when you think you have cleaned out all the cobwebs, more begin to form. Adherence to the past and misgivings about the future will fill your head, wresting your mind from the present. This is why we monks pour ourselves heart and soul into the polishing of floors. Cleaning is training for staying in the now. Therein lies the reason for being particular about cleanliness.