'Mundane tasks of life' can be 'occasions for spiritual renewal'
SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim wrote about how something as ordinary as litter picking can be made meaningful in a Tuesday morning post, saying that a recent“Litter picking is large a monotonous a solitary activity, but I was reminded, while doing so, about a lesson I learned from my American father :if we can impart mindfulness in the mundane tasks of life—whether it be doing the dishes or ironing our shirts —we can also use these as occasions for spiritual renewalHe wrote that the...
What appeared to spark off Assoc Prof Lim’s thoughtfulness was the litter pickers “spent a part of the morning combing the 301-4 cluster of #Anchorvale for little bits of trash”. “Life in Singapore is often hectic. But it makes sense to seize little moments: take a slow, deep breath, pause and reflect, and find inner peace; and in so doing, obtain a glimpse of the eternity,” he added.
Assoc Prof Lim ended his post with a “Gatha” or verse, from Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, poet, and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh.Everyday mind is Buddha’s mind”. SG Clean is a campaign launched by the National Environment Agency in February 2020. It seeks to encourage everyone to do their part in “adopting good personal habits and social responsibility, to raise standards of cleanliness and public hygiene in Singapore and safeguard public health.”
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