Tag Archives: healing

God and identity politics

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Freedom comes when I realize thatmy identity is not my identity andGod’s identity is not God’s identity © Meisaan Chan

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When stillness returns

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Troubled waters slowly calmwinds finally ceasestillness returns to itself © Meisaan Chan

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Transcendence, anger, fear, and the open door

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

I am the only open doorleading to true transcendence – Do not be fooled;not even anger can take you there Fear never leads to transcendenceso if you want transcendenceyou must also put down fear © Meisaan Chan

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Total consummation

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Lightly scented wafts of fragrancedelicate panting over meAlleluia, you draw nearAlleluia, you pass withinAlleluia, you subsumeto total consummation © Meisaan Chan

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To the lost

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

I. God I have tried to direct you in lovebut you took the errant pathwhich looked better until followed II. Me Miles and miles I backtrackedtrying to find that sourcethat first moment I chose not to love © Meisaan Chan

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The return home

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Some paths are more circuitous than othersit is not about completing the pathit is about committing to the pathalleluia © Meisaan Chan

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Your path is leading me so far from home

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Your path is leading me so far from homeso far from well-trod pathsand we, in the wilderness of the heart, in light and in darkness,keep continuing on, deeperand as wilderness gives way to wilderness gives way to wildernessmy heart grows … Continue reading →

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The poison and the antidote

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

You are drenched in pride;you were taught to consume it and so you did,and your spirit has suffered because of it.Your practice, over and over,your obedience, over and over,your discipline, over and over,your penetrating self gaze, over and over,your submission … Continue reading →

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A small conversation with the inner hole

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

I have what I need, I say to the holeand the hole quivers nervously. “But you still lack love –”I have what I need, I say again, more firmly nowand the hole realizes a rock where before a void.“What what … Continue reading →

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Spiritual adulthood

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

When forging turns to followingthe ego child turns to adult © Meisaan Chan

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