In spring, dandelion and nettle tea,
in summer, mint and blackberry tea,
in fall, chicory and mulberry tea,
in winter, fir needle and dried vegetable tea
She
sees that with the cultivation of a little knowledge, one understands the
earth is inclined toward generosity. She reciprocates by treading
lightly -- has gardened without chemicals for fifty years, and, to the
extent possible for her, used hand tools. She knows she has not been as
faithful to these principles as she could have, and that this has not
dented the world's problems, but when she goes from garden to zazen,
seldom feels that nagging sense of something left unaddressed. It is in
the present moment, and only there, that there can be this simplicity.
Sacred
refers to that which helps take us (not only human beings) out of our
little selves into the whole mountains-and-rivers mandala universe.
--Gary Snyder, The Practice of the Wild 94