Closing doors

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

All sorts of things will seem right
but if you listen, I will close some doors

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How you love solidity!

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

How you love solidity!
But I am found in the falling!

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The edge of unknowing

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

At the edge
you don’t know how far you have to fall
and you don’t know what will happen, or when;
the only thing you know is what will happen if you don’t

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The power of receiving

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

God receives all screaming
God receives all anguish
God receives all confusion
There is nothing she cannot receive

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The answer

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

“God, what is happening?” I ask.
“Remember your anchor,” God says.
“But what is happening?” I ask.
“Remember your anchor,” God says.

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You are not Kuan Yin of a thousand hands

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Before you pick up the next thing
please put down something you’re holding:
keep the balance

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Considering who’s in charge

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If God does not expect perfection in humans
why would God expect perfection from religion?

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Listening through them

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Gather your advisers
but listen for me

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A note to the observer

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Humans bring beauty and mess with them wherever they go
so if you happen to see a human, expect it:
beauty and mess
beauty and mess

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Switchbacks

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When there is a mountain to climb
do not expect the straight road

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