Category Archives: recovery

Holy relinquishing means

Putting it down againand againand againand againand againand again © Meisaan Chan

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Praise: The dark illumination in these times

May our hearts and minds and spirits return to praiseespecially in the dark of nightespecially when, pupils dilated because we cannot seebecause there is not one single pinprick;These times precisely reveal the strength of praise!May our hearts and minds and … Continue reading

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Second chances

Second chancesThird chancesStop keeping countStart looking deeper © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the countless open doors

There once was a woman who entered a mansion with countless rooms and countless open doors, and each door led into a place of life and fragrance. She walked up and down the endless corridors. Then, overwhelmed, she sat down … Continue reading

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Your path is leading me so far from home

Your path is leading me so far from homeso far from well-trod pathsand we, in the wilderness of the heart, in light and in darkness,keep continuing on, deeperand as wilderness gives way to wilderness gives way to wildernessmy heart grows … Continue reading

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The everything

Cross the desert, says the LordI am too weak, I sayI am your strength, the Lord replies Cross the desert, says the LordI have no supplies, I sayI am your supplies, the Lord replies Cross the desert, says the LordI … Continue reading

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You are the perpetual gatekeeper

Give mercy as you have received mercyGive forgiveness as you have received forgivenessGive suppleness as you have received suppleness:It is a choice to continue the cycle or to slam it to a haltand you are the perpetual gatekeeper © Meisaan … Continue reading

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The poison and the antidote

You are drenched in pride;you were taught to consume it and so you did,and your spirit has suffered because of it.Your practice, over and over,your obedience, over and over,your discipline, over and over,your penetrating self gaze, over and over,your submission … Continue reading

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A small conversation with the inner hole

I have what I need, I say to the holeand the hole quivers nervously. “But you still lack love –”I have what I need, I say again, more firmly nowand the hole realizes a rock where before a void.“What what … Continue reading

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Spiritual adulthood

When forging turns to followingthe ego child turns to adult © Meisaan Chan

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