Tag Archives: contemplation

The uprooting

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

The early weeds of conquering, domination, and slaughter – pull them up!Let not their roots growit much harder to pull them up later © Meisaan Chan

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My eyes had been so closed

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

The trees startled me with yellow –I didn’t realize it was that time again,my eyes had been so closed © Meisaan Chan

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Train your thoughts

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

One thought can lie at your feetthe next thought, devour you Train your thoughtsor they will train you © Meisaan Chan

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Why stillness matters

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

We see the movement of what is faster;when we speed ahead, we do not seeall that moves around us;when we are still, we suddenly seethe slightest bending leafthe slightest bending heartthe breath of the soul © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the pebble, the waterfall, and the moon

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

There once was a pebble, a waterfall, and a moon. One day, the pebble said, “I will only believe that God exists if God looks like me!” “So be it,” God said and turned into a pebble. Then the pebble … Continue reading →

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Exposure

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

The longer the exposurethe deeper in it goesboth life-giving and death-givingstay alert © Meisaan Chan

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Window meditation

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Morning sunjewel in the skybird in flight © Meisaan Chan

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Good Friday Sun Meditation

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

You woke me up with gentle song caressed my spirit and bade me sit in my prayer chair. Sit with me. It is dawn on Good Friday and that still means something for you. So I did, wanting to be … Continue reading →

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Thought foundation

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

The smallest thought is important, says the Lordbecause larger thoughts are built upon that oneand take on its character © Meisaan Chan

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Sticky Voice Procedure

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

If there is a voice that sticks,you can peel it off and give it to me, says the Lordand if you need help, I can do that, too © Meisaan Chan

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