Curving toward the center

Meditation – what happens

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When you focus on me
an inner doorway opens

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You can be naked here.

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You can be naked here.
You can be you, unadulterated,
beauty and disease, all.
You can be naked here.

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Why the opening is so important

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you open like a pinhole
eternity will wait an eternity’s length
to dribble-drabble in;
If you open like an earthquake rupture
eternity will still take an eternity’s time –
but the receiving! The receiving!

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Security

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Home is not invincible
unless you make me your home

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Before tackling the to-do list

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You know the source of your life
so start by connecting with the source of your life;
follow the path of “sustainable”

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Love/hate gods

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I
The body is God’s temple
yet how often it is hated

II
The body is God’s temple
– but note: It is not God –
yet how often it is worshiped

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When life puts you back at start

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Remember: You have different tools

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Where you touch my skin, I soften

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Where you touch my skin, I soften
so touch me everywhere, enter me;
soft, soft, soft

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The spiritual trainer

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I am not afraid of fibers tearing, says the Lord
that is the only way to strength

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Surfacing peace

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Quiet, quiet, O my soul:
The thunder rumbles off in the distance
and the winds are settling down,
the trial has passed and safety rises to the surface:
Hush, hush, rest

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