Orderliness means keeping my environment and projects uncluttered and systematized. I cultivate it by frequently taking time to tidy and organize my work space and living areas. The opposite is messiness.§
Comparing the actions of one who is orderly to one who is messy§ |
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Situation§ |
Orderliness§ |
Messiness§ |
My work and personal areas are…§ |
always uncluttered and sensibly organized.§ |
habitually in a state of confused disarray.§ |
Taking DVDs from the family library, you…§ |
have a good habit of returning them when finished.§ |
throw them in a drawer, telling yourself, “I’ll put them away later.”§ |
In working to help the family organize a wedding dinner, you…§ |
work out a systematic way to keep track of the many food and decoration details.§ |
do the first thing that comes to mind and are soon overwhelmed by confusion.§ |
Gurudeva explained: “Be considerate of others always and live inconspicuously, almost transparently, by not ruffling your surroundings, by keeping the home neat and clean, by passing through a room or place and leaving it in a nicer condition than before you arrived.”§
“Cleaning the house is an act of purifying one’s immediate environment. Each piece of furniture, as well as the doorways and the walls, catches and holds the emanations of the human aura of each individual in the home, as well as each of its visitors. This residue must be wiped away through dusting and cleaning. This regular attentiveness keeps each room sparkling clean and actinic.”§
ASSIGNMENT: For these two weeks, find a closet in your home that needs arranging and a space at school that is in shambles and make them neat.§
Date you began this assignment ____________________§
MY THOUGHTS ON THE BENEFITS OF ORDERLINESS: 
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