Tag Archives: contemplation

Pride fuels sly mutiny

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

Do not be smug when you have trained a thought!Pride fuels sly mutiny © Meisaan Chan

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My soul shouts at full voice

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Before I chronicle the things you didI pause to recollect who you are:The One, the Magnificent, the All-Wonderfuland sit in praise, my soul shouting at full voiceuntil the walls come tumbling down © Meisaan Chan

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Eliminations – or – Three Questions

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

If I eliminate noise, I will be able to meditate, I say but I am wrong: My mind prattles in silence If I eliminate body pain, I will be able to meditate, I say but I am wrong: I mind … Continue reading →

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November

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

I have forgotten how red the earth gets in autumn I have forgotten the beauty of impending death I have forgotten the graciousness of the lesson © Meisaan Chan

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Newborn

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

As the gaze imprints upon the mind so my voice imprints upon your soul Imprints: Nothing can remove © Meisaan Chan

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Handling fire

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

This is not a game or a hobby, this is my heart afire and you, learning how to handle © Meisaan Chan

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In and out of deep prayer

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

Water breaks the surface then submerges, merging with the all, only to break again: itself only to submerge again: gone © Meisaan Chan

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