Category Archives: Poetry

Ownership

If you do not renounce the world, it will own you © Meisaan Chan

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Flower bouquet, II

Nothing knows the power of community Nothing knows the impermanence of community then a bouquet of flowers © Meisaan Chan

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Flower bouquet, I

At first, I am overwhelmed by beauty I am blinded slowly, though, my eyes adjust and I start to see the subtle illness the subtle death the subtle imperfection and all of this gives me pause for praise, comfort, and … Continue reading

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Be flexible

Be flexible, says the Lord – I did not make you of metal, but of flesh © Meisaan Chan

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Unknowns

You can avoid the darkness all you like but then you avoid deepest transformation © Meisaan Chan

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Comparing your path to others’

Comparing your path to others’ denies the majesty of your own © Meisaan Chan

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Nothing is not connected

Nothing is not connected healing feeds all resentment poisons all © Meisaan Chan

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Another case for resilience

Suffering propels growth more than comfort; failure teaches more than success © Meisaan Chan

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Expectations

Lowering your expectations can be healthy for all; lowering them too far can be unhealthy for all © Meisaan Chan

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Dual vision

If you spend all your time focused on unity you will never see the reality of division; if you spend all your time focused on division you will never see the reality of unity © Meisaan Chan

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