This is our 47th week of On-Line Meditation.
Don’t forget to take a look at the Carmelite Centre offerings, some of which might be of interest. Go to http://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org
Tonight’s Reflection…
Because we are on holidays at present enjoying Apollo Bay and the Otway’s I would like to share a poem from the American poet Mary Oliver that speaks to me about meditation. I hope it does the same for you….
Mindful by Mary Oliver.
Every day
I see or I hear
something
that more or less
kills me
with delight,
that leaves me
like a needle
In the haystack
of light.
It is what I was born for-
to look, to listen,
to lose myself
inside the soft world-
to instruct myself
over and over.
In joy,
and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional,
the fearful, the dreadful,
the very extravagant-
but of the ordinary,
the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help
But grow wise
with such teachings
as these-
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?
And now let’s meditate in the way we are accustomed. You may wish to dedicate this meditation practice to those affected by the pandemic or you might have some other worthy intention.
(Meditate for up to 20 minutes.)
As we go about our daily activities I hope that by our attention, our awareness in the present, our wakefulness ….we will find joy in the midst of the losses brought about during these challenging days..
Peter