Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts 16

The Founding Master always kept his belongings neatly arranged, with everything in its proper place, so that he could find them even in the dark. He kept the temple grounds pristine as well, without even a single dust-mote remaining. He said, “If one’s personal belongings are messy, a person’s mind is messy also; if one’s temple grounds are dirty, a person’s mind ground is coarse as well. Hence, if the mind is lazy and coarse, then nothing can be regulated. How can we neglect such so-called little things?”