Tag Archives: discipline

Beyond Presence, 101

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Training your thoughts is a critical step for a mind happening to wander my way or a dialogue hit-or-miss is the very first layer of the atmosphere and I, the cosmos, know just how deep we can’t go if you … Continue reading →

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Headlines

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

All these cries for my attention cajole titillate shock or enrage and each time I respond, unthinking, a tiny fragment of my wholeness gets chipped away     © Meisaan Chan  

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Stop surfing

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Stop surfing – what are you looking for, anyway? At least nomads focus on their sheep but you: you’re training your mind to focus on nothing     © Meisaan Chan

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Few are defined by their dreams

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Few are defined by their dreams or their longings or their passions; if you consider instead, one’s actions, many are defined by their impulses and even more are defined by their fears     © Meisaan Chan

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Little addictions

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

All of our little addictions distract us from our heart’s calling little by little by little by little     © Meisaan Chan

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Most people never wield the sword of discipline

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Most people never wield the sword of discipline and wander unprotected     © Meisaan Chan

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