Tag Archives: contemplation

Eliminations – or – Three Questions

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

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 Meisaan Chan

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

Posted in Earth poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged aging, autumn, beauty, Click save draft click save draft, contemplation, death, fall, meditation, remembrance, seasons, union | Leave a comment

Newborn

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

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 Meisaan Chan

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

Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Feminine God, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, meditation, Rumi-esque, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing | Tagged contemplation, fire, help, help me, mastery, meditation, power, surrender, trial | Leave a comment

In and out of deep prayer

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

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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A movement prayer during times of instability

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Friends, Here is a movement prayer that has kept me grounded during tumultuous times. Feel free to slow it down however much you need, taking your time to really feel that mind/body/spirit fusion in each line and movement. If you … Continue reading →

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To find silence within the muscles

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

To find silence within the muscles requires first that you acknowledge the noise within the muscles and that you listen to them, to it and then, being acknowledged, little by little they still: To find silence within the muscles © … Continue reading →

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