Tag Archives: writing

The path to thinking you are a machine

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

When you place such importance on speed, many things are sacrificed along the way first: the breath second: the senses third: the grounding © Meisaan Chan

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Fear and love

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

True fear binds with a million leashes; true love breaks through them all © Meisaan Chan

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Bone-dead dry

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Bone-dead dry eyes weary, withered: where, O God, are you? © Meisaan Chan

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The church-goers

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

To be in the institution but not of the institution: that is the challenge © Meisaan Chan

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Filling the space

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Gold-gleaming church, silent and empty, rays of light making love to stained glass, ecstasy filling the space to overflowing © Meisaan Chan

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Seeing through the layers

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Loss can be gain Gain can be loss; Wise is the one who sees through the layers © Meisaan Chan

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Your heart is a castle

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Your heart is a castle and I am the inner room I am every brick © Meisaan Chan (Photo Credit: Twisted Sifter)

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Gather your nets

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Gather your nets to catch the Lord – but I assure you, they can never be big enough © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Getting beyond the self

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anchor, balance, contemplation, eternity, grounding, guidance, infinity, meditation, spiritual exercises, writing | Leave a comment

If I place my hope in the world

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

If I place my hope in the world, my hope is origami paper in the rain; If I place my hope in you, my hope is an eternal pathway to an eternal source O God, O God, O God © … Continue reading →

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