Missing the full life

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

There is a distinct difference between risk and danger
and how often we stop at risk

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Meditation’s function

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

It is not silence for the sake of silence
or space for the sake of space
but silence so you may hear the divine alleluia
and space so you can hold more of it, eternal womb

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A note on meditation

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sitting in a chair does not result in meditation;
work and toil result in meditation

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Live with open hands, says the Lord

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Live with open hands, says the Lord:
If they give it, fine
if they take it away, fine
if you fight and win, fine
if you fight and lose, fine;
May the fire in your heart burn brightly
but don’t even cling to that light
for I am the source, which you simply can never lose:
live with open hands

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Progressively hard tasks

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

The first task is to listen
the second task is to follow
the third task is to let it go

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In plain sight

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I am the unseeable
yet you cannot not see me

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If you’re not fainting, you might be saying “no”

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Following me is not for the faint of heart
expect to faint
expect my arms

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The heart is a wild horse

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan
 
The heart is a wild horse
and needs a firm hand to guide it
 
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Perfectionism is destructive

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Perfectionism is destructive;
from sun up to sun down
it uproots the paved stones because they are pocked
and forgets it should be journeying

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Happiness

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

External happiness is a beautiful bauble, breaking easily
internal happiness is solid glass

 

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