Category Archives: Poetry

Spiritual progress

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If you’re concerning yourself with your progress you are not yet contemplating eternity © Meisaan Chan

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Five healing words: another mantra

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Tenderness suppleness beauty trust release   © Meisaan Chan

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Prayer, again

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Silence does not lead to prayer desire leads to prayer © Meisaan Chan

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When I start to see

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Lifetime with closed eyes – never saw how amazing you are: blown away © Meisaan Chan  

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That path has already been forged: On love and reciprocity

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Reciprocity is not necessary, says the Lord if it were, the human race would not be loved: truly and longly, I loved you first © Meisaan Chan

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Limits

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the walls are far on the horizon and I run and dance and work late into the night; sometimes the walls pull in and I cannot do what I did before: slow, pained movements; sometimes the walls pull in … Continue reading →

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How far you have brought me along

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

How far you have brought me along and how far there is to go! If I had known the path was so brutal I never would have started; if I had known the path was so exquisite I would have … Continue reading →

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The good teacher

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

doesn’t punish but knows that failure and hardship teach in ways that comfort never can © Meisaan Chan

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Empty luggage

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

What you carry will not feed you the things inside will not protect you © Meisaan Chan

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A note from the one who defends

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

It is not your job to worry about the battle; it is your job to stay close © Meisaan Chan

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