Curving toward the center

Time alone does not heal wounds

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Time alone does not heal wounds
it can actually make some wounds worse

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Infinite creature

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Everything changes when you realize
that you are indeed an infinite creature;
that your desires are infinite
and so are your hungers
and so are your fears:
you are no longer satisfied with finite foods
and start feasting on infinite ones

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Awfulness

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

“This awfulness doesn’t end,” I say accusingly.
“You have not made space in your heart for a beginning,” says the Lord.

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Do not be alarmed at absence

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

God is the void
God is the substance

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The journeyer

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The Great Door opened
and I am but passing through this world of hardship and joy;
I journey until I reach the Next Door
and the Next Door, and the Next

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The massage prayer

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

O Lord, lay your holy hands on me
and through your touch
turn this stone back into flesh
and as you work
may my heart turn warm and supple
and my spirit, in a breath, relent

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged body, busyness, flesh, Massage, meditation, spirit, stress | 2 Comments

One starting point for compassion

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The cruel are often fragile,
acting out of brokenness

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A note from Meisaan: A journey, and a request for prayers

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Dear Friends,

On Sunday I’ll be hiking across a good chunk of Spain – 125 miles along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage path. People hike the Camino for all sorts of reasons – some religious; some just got a divorce; some want to find the meaning of life; the list goes on. I’ll be going with a group of about 30 people and seeing what Spain and the Universe have to teach me, walking 12-15 miles/day, sleeping at hostels at night.

The full Camino is 500 miles and takes about 30-60 days to complete: I’ll be doing a portion of that and taking about 2 weeks. I leave on Sunday for Madrid and will bus it to the Camino from there.

If you want, feel free to send me your wishes/desires/prayers at meisaanchan@gmail.com; I’ll write them on paper and carry them with me as I journey across Spain.

So you don’t have to walk alone.

Fondly,
Meisaan

[One woman blogs about her full Camino trek, and photo credit here] Crystal Chan's photo.

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The seeker

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

With laser eyes I look for you;
I seek until I find

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Removing the clothes

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

If you enjoy your control when you pray
it is time to disrobe and pray some more

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