Tag Archives: meditation

The prayer of thwarted desires

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Interrupted monastery night:First, teens on street wake me up three timesbut worse, my bed,poor and neglected – good for monks but not for funky backsI move to couch, not great but better, at least so I could complete the night.Ah, … Continue reading →

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A movement prayer during times of instability

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Friends, Here is a movement prayer that has kept me grounded during tumultuous times. Feel free to slow it down however much you need, taking your time to really feel that mind/body/spirit fusion in each line and movement. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in meditation, recovery, Video | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

To find silence within the muscles

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

To find silence within the muscles requires first that you acknowledge the noise within the muscles and that you listen to them, to it and then, being acknowledged, little by little they still: To find silence within the muscles © … Continue reading →

Posted in meditation, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The way of “yes”

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Leads to places far from the way of “no” – Do not be surprised if you do not recognize where you are © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Anxiety can hit like a squall

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Anxiety can hit like a squallSunny – Devastation – Sunny but the wreckage remains © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hummingbird

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Hummingbird zips, darts, size of baby pinecone unaware of admirer © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The slowness of awareness

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

How much quicker it would be to run through my life numb! How much time it takes to be alive! © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

When the world stops spinning

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

When the world stops spinningand you and I meet at lastI, in deficit, without shoes and starvingYou, abundant:Finally, in stillness,I accept what you’ve been trying to give © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The chains of fear fell off

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

The chains of fear fell off and the soul lifted, freed © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tending to the light

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

The depths of darkness make of utmost importance how I tend to the light © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment