'In Japanese Buddhism, we don’t separate the outdoor world from the inner world. If you keep your environment clean and tidy, you keep your inner world — your mind — clean and tidy'
Photo: Joe Lingeman/JOE LINGEMAN Shoukei Matsumoto, a Japanese Buddhist monk , cleans for two hours most days at his temple in Tokyo. “When it’s raining,” he says, “I polish stuff for holy rituals; when it’s sunny, I go clean the courtyard, sweep up leaves.” While many Buddhist monks in Tokyo and farther afield in Japan do actually use modern appliances to tidy, Matsumoto says he prefers tools made of natural materials, things that are “symbolic of a simple life.
$30 at Amazon Buy $30 at Amazon Buy Broom for garden SolaGB Corn Broom “This broom’s brush creates a nice, meditative sound as you sweep it. In Japan, it’s very normal to sweep not only the land your house is on but also land around it, like public sidewalks or nearby parks or gardens.” From $32 at Etsy Buy Broom for tabletops Huibot Metal Dustpan and Brush Set $10 “Use this to clean up any little mess on the table. Don’t put the dustpan on the table; hold it under the edge to catch whatever you’re sweeping off of it.”
$12 for 3 at Amazon Buy $12 for 3 at Amazon Buy Feather duster Royal Ostrich Feather Duster “A feather duster is the softest type of tool for cleaning. This is for the most delicate places, like butsudan: a small temple or shrine within many Japanese houses.”
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