Bathroom

Bathrooms are used every day and can become dirty quickly. As we offer this Gohoshi, let us also purify our hearts with gratitude. Following the inspiring example of Master Tomoji (Shojushin-in-sama), who cleaned these places out of compassion for the practitioners, let us begin by chanting the Ucchusma (Ususama-Myo-o) mantra: “Om Kurodano Unjaku”
      

Bathroom Cleaning Instructions:

Tools & Supplies:

Tools can be found in the cabinet in each bathroom and in Storage 2C. Extra supplies are stored in Storage 2B.

  • Spider web duster
  • Brooms and dustpans
  • All-purpose cleaner
  • Paper towels
  • White towels (no other colors allowed) and upper-area buckets
  • Toilet bowl brushes
  • Disposable gloves
  • Easy Mops and lower-area buckets

NOTE:

Bathroom white towels (for upper areas) and mop heads (for floors) are collected every four months for washing.

Please bring them to the Center and place them in the basket labeled “Bathroom Mops and White Towels” in April, August, or December only.

Before Cleaning Gohoshi: Offer the mantra “Om Kurodano Unjaku” and deepen your meditation.

Step 1: Toilet Bowls and Urinals

  1. Sprinkle toilet bowl cleaner into the toilet bowl. Let it sit for about 10 minutes, then scrub with a toilet brush.
  2. Using all-purpose cleaner and paper towels, wipe the toilet seat, the outside of the toilet bowl, and the walls behind and beside it. Wipe from top to bottom.

Step 2: Upper Areas

Use white towels and paper towels only.

  1. Remove cobwebs from the ceiling with the spider web duster.
  2. Clean mirrors using window cleaner and paper towels.
  3. Fill the upper-area bucket with water and add all-purpose cleaner.
  4. Dampen the white towels in the bucket and wipe the designated upper areas, including:
  • Sinks
  • Doors
  • Walls
  • Cabinets
  • Shelves
  • Paper towel dispenser      
  • Metal fixtures
  1. Use paper towels to clean trash cans and wall baseboards.
  2. Rinse the white towels with clean water. Pour the used water into a toilet bowl and flush.
  3. Wring out the towels and hang them over the upper-area bucket rim to dry. Store them in the cabinet.

Step 3: Floor

  1. Sweep the floors using brooms and dustpans      
  2. Fill the lower-area bucket with water and add a small amount of all purpose cleaner.
  3. Mop the floor using damp, well-wrung Easy Mops.
  4. Wash the Easy Mops, wring them out thoroughly, and hang them over the lower-area bucket rim to dry. Store them in the cabinet.
  5. Pour the used water into a toilet bowl and flush.

Step 4: Slippers (No-Shoe Bathrooms Only)

  1. Spray all-purpose cleaner onto paper towels.
  2. Wipe the inside, upper surface, and sole of each slipper.

Step 5: Wrap Up

  1. Clean and rinse all tools, starting with the upper-area tools.
  2. Refill supplies as needed, including:
  • Paper towels
  • Toilet paper
  • Seat covers
  • Trash bags
  • Hand soap
  1. Wash your hands.

After Cleaning Gohoshi: Offer the mantra “Om Kurodano Unjaku”

Refills

Soap Dispenser Refill