Category Archives: Spiritual poetry

The destination determines the path

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The destination determines the path so choose your end goal wisely: it is tragic to sweat and toil on the winding path for something you do not want © Meisaan Chan

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If you hunger for wisdom

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you hunger for wisdom, she will let herself be consumed If you do not hunger for wisdom, she will quietly sit next to your emptiness © Meisaan Chan

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At least when it is over, you can work to heal

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Incomplete loss is one of the hardest wounds for you keep trying at the impossible mend © Meisaan Chan

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The balance

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

is understanding that the amount of energy you put into this world is the amount of energy you need to receive © Meisaan Chan

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Spiritual movements

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Closer and farther is more important than right and wrong © Meisaan Chan

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The plea

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Grief brutal and raw O help me, God © Meisaan Chan

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Siblings

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Courage is always anchored Despair is always unanchored © Meisaan Chan

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How I love words, says the Lord

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I have spoken, says the Lord and love to speak and speak and speak: move your hand to the sound of my voice, caress me with the strokes of your pen; form the shape of my chin, my ears, the … Continue reading →

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The heart of the spiritual life

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There once had been a time that I refused to accept gifts – now I see that acceptance is the heart of the spiritual life © Meisaan Chan

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Into your arms

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

To be caught first I need to leap © Meisaan Chan

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