Tag Archives: Buddhism

Quiet, be quieter than a tree

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Quiet, be quieter than a tree listen to it prattle away: Quiet, be quieter than grass listen to it grow: Quiet, be quieter than your heart listen to what it’s saying to you: Yes, those who have ears to hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth poetry, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged Buddhism, contemplation, earth spirituality, Gaia, grass, hearing, listening, meditation, silence, tree | Leave a comment

Flower bouquet, II

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Nothing knows the power of community Nothing knows the impermanence of community then a bouquet of flowers © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Earth poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, Click save draft, community, flowers, impermanence, power, strength, weakness | Leave a comment

Flower bouquet, I

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

At first, I am overwhelmed by beauty I am blinded slowly, though, my eyes adjust and I start to see the subtle illness the subtle death the subtle imperfection and all of this gives me pause for praise, comfort, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged beauty, Buddhism, Buddhist, Click save draft, death, emptiness, flowers, illness, imperfection, impermanence | Leave a comment

The path of emptiness

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Let go of suffering – what are you to do with it? Let go of joy – what are you to do with it? For you will not lose what you think you will lose and you will not gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged Buddhism, gain, grasping, joy, loss, poverty, suffering, surrender | Leave a comment

Practicing focus is the practice of sacrifice

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

To sacrifice the moment’s gratification for something bigger is a practice that strengthens the soul a type of burning, brandishing fire © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Addiction, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing | Tagged anchor, Buddhism, contemplation, emptiness, meditation, nothing, purification, sacrifice, solidity | Leave a comment

Remember me

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Feminine God, God speaks poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing | Tagged Buddhism, Christianity, contemplation, forgetfulness, intentionality, meditation, mindfulness, presence, remembering | Leave a comment

You are not Kuan Yin of a thousand hands

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in God speaks poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged alignment, balance, bodhisattva, Buddhism, Kuan Yin, peace | 2 Comments