Author Archives: Meisaan Chan

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Surrender and control

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You cannot control the depth of your surrender you can only control the depth of your control © Meisaan Chan

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A note to comfort

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes love takes the long view well beyond your line of sight, but just because you cannot see the end does not mean that all is lost, it simply means you cannot see: keep walking © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged adventure, comfort, hardship, journey, love, pain, suffering | 6 Comments

You can line up your prayers, one by one

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You can line up your prayers, one by one or unfurl your prayers like smoke, effusive: Take comfort: I receive them all, even those that have no light © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged darkness, hope, light, prayer, waiting | Leave a comment

The path of emptiness

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Let go of suffering – what are you to do with it? Let go of joy – what are you to do with it? For you will not lose what you think you will lose and you will not gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged control, darkness, happiness, joy, light, relinquishment, sorrow, suffering | Leave a comment

If you want to be stronger

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If you want to be stronger you must also be patient and resilient for strength does not come instantly and nor to those who stop walking © Meisaan Chan