Tag Archives: earth spirituality

The empty alleluia

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

The geese are goneDucks, tooThe sky empties of soundexcept the alleluia, which rings out © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Parable, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged earth spirituality, Geese, migration, Poetry, silence, spirituality, winter | 2 Comments

Co-regulation

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

When I struggle to surrenderthe fallen autumn leaves teach methere is nothing to fear in returning to eternity © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged autumn, earth spirituality, surrender | 2 Comments

Healing rain

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Healing raincaresses all my relationsand meunified © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged All my relations, calming, contemplation, earth spirituality, haiku, meditation, rain, union | Leave a comment

The four elements as spiritual mentors

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

The four elements, clearly, are older than prayer.Learn from them, your mentors Aligning your prayer to the elements is knowing your placeand the beginning of your relationship to them © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Buddhism, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged Animism, earth spirituality, Four elements, healing, meditation, mentor, Mentorship, prayer | Leave a comment

Tree spirituality: fighting with sisters

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Even in full sunlight, a tree’s leaves are still in shade,each leaf casting shadow over its sister leaf’s light;even when attached to the same branch, they get in each other’s way –They could start fightingor they could see that they … Continue reading →

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged Conflict resolution, earth spirituality, forgiveness, humility | 2 Comments

The takers

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Your mere existence takes resources, says the earth,and then you continue to takeand take and take and take and take –and then you pray for yet more things! –when really, you ought to be praying for your conversion © Meisaan … Continue reading →

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A cardinal’s call stabs at the air

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

A cardinal’s call stabs at the airblue shining skywind blows right through © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Buddhism, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged beauty, earth spirituality, impermanence, interbeing, nonbeing | Leave a comment

Before the winter solstice

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

The dark has arrived again, my early winter guest;unprepared, I run to make a bed for her.Lovingly, she unpacks her bags,not in any hurry © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged darkness, earth spirituality, hope, solstice, winter | Leave a comment

Wind storm

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Maple tree, full crown of dry leavestossed wildly throughout the nightand even when sun comes, the wild tossing doesn’t stop– so weary, so weary! © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, recovery, spirituality, writing | Tagged autumn, covid, earth spirituality, haiku, resilience, tiredness, weariness | Leave a comment

Companions

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

All the earth needs a companion:the horizon to the skythe trees to the windthe hawk to the cliffthe bee to the flowerme to you:sacredness © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged Companions, earth spirituality, friendship, intimacy, lovers, union | Leave a comment