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Category Archives: Buddhism
On thoughts
Beloved horse wanderswithout training With some training,reins slow down its desire to galloppulling hard, any moment it could break Sometimes inattentiveness, full gallopand pulling on reins doesn’t stophopelessly carried along,too much, too little Beloved horse can still be belovedand still … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged contemplation, meditation, mindfulness, Rumi, self-care, self-love, spiritual training
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Safety reminder: Power, age, and position
Age and position do not confer wisdom.Power does not confer right view or right action.You will unnecessarily suffer if you expect these things.What is supposed to happen often does not.Ignorance takes many forms.Weakness takes many forms.Everyone has their shadow:Even themEven … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged anxiety, help, help me, right view, wisdom
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The waiting, II
No one and nothing can give you that still space of repose;to find it, you must get up and look for it,and when you look for it you must bleed to find it:There is no map, no book of answersno … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged enlightenment, journey, sacrifice, spirituality
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Offerings
In the silence, incense burns;in the fragrance, mind lifts © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Buddhism, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged Buddhism, Hinduism
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Mutuality
Take me deeper, I request of the Lord.I can use anything to bring you deeper, the Lord responds,you will need to agree © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Buddhism, meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged happiness, joy, suffering
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A cardinal’s call stabs at the air
A cardinal’s call stabs at the airblue shining skywind blows right through © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Buddhism, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged beauty, earth spirituality, impermanence, interbeing, nonbeing
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Guarantee
The question is not, will you diefor that is a guarantee,question is, will you die with compassionfor that is certainly not © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Buddhism, meditation, Poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged compassion, death
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Train your thoughts
One thought can lie at your feetthe next thought, devour you Train your thoughtsor they will train you © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged contemplation, meditation, self-control, training
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Curving toward the center 