What I Have Learned So Far

What I Have Learned So Far

Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I
not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside,
looking into the shining world?  Because, properly
attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion.
Can one be passionate about the just, the
ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit
to no labor in its cause?  I don’t think so.

All summations have a beginning, all effect has a
story, all kindness begins with the sown seed.
Thought buds toward radiance.  The gospel of
light is the crossroads of — indolence, or action.

Be ignited, or be gone.

~ Mary Oliver

h/t The wondrous dharma

More posts on Beyond Meds that feature Mary Oliver’s delightful poetry

Some books of by Mary Oliver:

●  Why I Wake Early: New Poems

●  A Thousand Mornings

●  New and Selected Poems, Volume One