Category Archives: healing

Come, O weary one

Come, O weary oneCome to the cavedeep and protectingsheltering and hidingwomb of my earthCome and rest © Meisaan Chan

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The amazingly new

Let me turn you around, says the Lordlet me boulverser youlet me turn the downside upthe upside downthe inside outthe outside, let me shred into confetti paper –let me surprise youlet me dumbstruck youlet me take you by the hand … Continue reading

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The spiritual process of transforming trauma

When trauma loss ceases to be your full identityyou are on your way;When trauma loss dissolves into your identity –Ah! Transformation! © Meisaan Chan

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Litmus tools

Equanimity and anxietytwo most important litmus toolsuse and apply for your benefit © Meisaan Chan

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The approach of wisdom

Wisdom knows when to chip awayand when to melt © Meisaan Chan

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There is calm

There is calmthe more you pray,the more you hear the silence © Meisaan Chan

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In the face of threat, II

To those who try to tell me who I am:You are not my God.Only my God tells me who I am. © Meisaan Chan

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Awe and altars

Awe is a powerful forcethat can unwittingly build altars to false idols –stay alert! Any awe can become an altarAny altar can become awe © Meisaan Chan

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You got me through the night

You got me through the nightYou got me to sleep.The nights are not taken for grantedand nor are the days.Step by step through the wildernessone sun, and one moon, one sun againone breath, one small cleansingone small thought of hope … Continue reading

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The bullseye and the bypassing

Equanimity results when you are alignedUnhealthy equanimity results when you are not alignedor are trying to run away © Meisaan Chan

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