Tag Archives: distraction
Eliminations – or – Three Questions
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
On distractions
Of course there are distractions, says the Lord: When there are others, they are the distraction, and when you are by yourself, you are the distraction! You can try to eliminate them but better yet, to be present and accept © … Continue reading
Dilution
You can dilute your time with me, says the Lord but it will not be I who will be diluted © Meisaan Chan
The calling to deepen: Recognizing your presence
Sometimes the world pulls me out sometimes I pull me out sometimes my fear pulls me out – it is a miracle that any progress is made at all! And this, once accepted, leads to clarity: Recognizing your presence at … Continue reading
Why is distraction so coveted?
Why is distraction so coveted? Are we so afraid of ourselves? © Meisaan Chan
Tend to me
Sometimes just sitting can be a challenge you know my ways, O Lord; tend to me © Meisaan Chan
True and false Doing Nothing
True doing nothing is precision: Sharp knife False doing nothing is amorphous: Blunt rock © Meisaan Chan
