Zen And Housework: What’s Not To Like?

Looking for a way to increase muscle size but not by heading to some gym filled with large, sweaty men grunting and groaning over big weights? Well, there’s a way, though many people don’t believe it is so easy. That’s because they are not filled with focus such as found when one does housework while engaging in Zen. Now, think about that. Zen and housework: what’s not to like?

Though we might think it a bit unlikely, it’s a fact that doing things like what Mr. Miyagi had Ralph Macchio do in the Karate Kid (i. E. ‘wax on, wax off’) can actually be a way to build up the muscles all without even thinking that hard about it. For instance, go grab a 5 or 10 gallon wet dry vacuum and practice pushing it around while cleaning. It’ll build a little muscle, and be Zen on top of it.

Sure, some of this sounds a little spacey or ‘out there, ‘ but the truth of the matter is that the mind can accommodate to any circumstance and the body will follow right along when the mind commands it. This is true in gyms and it is true at home, so it really doesn’t matter where meditating and practicing serene calmness (as Zen masters might say) is done and at what times.

For example, maybe one has cleaned out the garage and pulled out one or two of the garden blowers that had been gathering dust over on some shelf. Taking one in each hand and then extending the arms outward or all the way forward and holding the blowers out there while walking slowly through the garden and meditating on all the natural beauty around can be an excellent fitness activity.

What the point of all this mainly revolves around is showing one that there are a myriad of ways in which fitness can be cultivated without actually trying to be fit. Look at it metaphysically as a mind/body journey where meditating on everything but bodybuilding can be extremely Zen-like. Truly, there are more than enough activities around the house that can accomplish fitness growth.

This is so even for the 80-year-old great-grandmother sitting on the porch doing needlepoint or sewing a quilt together. Practicing and focusing completely on the needlework but appreciating how simple and beautiful it is to do can keep the mind sharp, clear and also can call on the body to bring forth energies that it probably didn’t even know it had. Great Grandma is sure to appreciate it, for sure.

So, when it comes to Zen and housework what’s not to like, really? Fitness can be cultivated without even trying to do so simply because there are so many ways to go about accomplishing housework and appreciating it while doing it. The body will soon enough follow along and real fitness games can be achieved. After all, what isn’t to like about doing such activity when done with Zen?

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