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Universal Goodness 17 For the bedroom to be a place of great blessings, one must practice meditation and spread love and kindness to all living beings. Cleanliness begins with … • Taking a shower or having a bath • Cleaning the altar or the altar room • Practicing meditation to keep one’s mind bright and clear Orderliness begins with … • Organizing one’s belongings • Arranging sacred objects on the altar or in the altar room accordingly Politeness begins with … • Exercising good manners in the way one sits, lies down, stands and walks. In the company of another person, one is thoughtful and makes sure that one does not do anything that may bother the other person. For example, one walks softly, one does not turn on the light when another person is sleeping, one does not play the television loudly or talk loudly on the phone, one does not stay in the bathroom too long, etc. • Knowing when it is the right time and where it is the right place to say or do something. For example, one does not send too many phone or Line messages to other people, one does not talk about one's problems at bedtime, etc. Punctuality begins with … • Chanting, paying homage to the Triple Gem, practicing meditation and spreading loving-kindness on a daily basis • Doing these things regularly until they become a habit A clear mind begins with … • Letting go of everything • Practicing meditation by keeping one's mind quiet and still at the center of one’s body