Does an art of green cleaning even exist?

If so, can one really find Zen in it?  Yes and yes.  I think you can find art in any performed action.  As for finding Zen, I think that’s exactly what you need to truly embrace green cleaning.  To find Zen is to abandon preconceived ideas or notions.  To be able to look at things anew with a fresh, clean mind.  It’s about growth and change which is exactly in-keeping with green cleaning because it is about a new ideology.  An ideological shift away from thinking you need harmful chemicals and toxins to properly clean your home and towards using natural healthy alternatives.  Which leads me to another Zen element to the art of green cleaning, there is nothing materialistic about it.  It’s about making and creating your own cleaners and solutions.  Using a little elbow grease rather than giving in to marketers and taking the easier, unhealthy route.  It’s about taking an enlightened approach to life that takes into account more than just immediate personal satisfaction. As the Cree Proverb states “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”.

Cleaning will always be cleaning even if it’s green.  I don’t know many who love doing it but nonetheless, it has to be done.   You might as well find and appreciate the art in it and while you’re at it, embrace the Zen.