Kaizen: Constant Refinement

My meditation teacher recently made me aware of the term "Kaizen" which means constant refinement. I find it very interesting, because most of my life I have spent constantly changing, refining, and re-evaluating my physical and mental space.

Kaizen - Dictionary.com's definition:

"	Japanese for continuous and incremental improvement, a business philosophy about working practices and efficiency; improvement in productivity or performance"

To refine means to tweak or alter, in order to clean up or make more efficient.

Refine - Dictionary.com's definition:
"To remove by purifying."


I think its really a profound and important concept to be familiar with. Everything in our life is constantly changing, and if we understand the practice and application of refinement, we can work with the qualities of change to improve the qualities in our lives.

For instance, refinement can involve cleaning a room, or moving furniture or items in a house to make it more accessable or comfortable.



Mental kaizen would be very important as well. Practicing some sort of mental defragging, or meditation to clear the mind and help remove pains, problems, habitual thinking, anxieties, etc.