The chaos pushes deep and broad
but I am deeper and broader, says the Lord;
to find the resting place of tranquil repose
go to the deeper
go to the broader
© Meisaan Chan
Use your tools but do not worship them
worship God alone
Use religion but do not worship it
worship God alone
© Meisaan Chan
Compassion is easy when there are no obstacles to compassion
The more obstacles, the harder compassion is, and yet the more necessary –
the desert knows this.
Fertility is easy in a rain forest!
But for the desert to be fertile,
it knows the importance of one drop
and then it knows the importance of hope
© Meisaan Chan
The darker it gets
the louder we must laugh
to ward off the night
Laugh like you’ve already won
because if they haven’t defeated your spirit
you have
© Meisaan Chan
Expand your horizons, says the Lord,
push beyond the stars and you will find
the beyond-horizons and the beyond-stars;
you will find the expanse
© Meisaan Chan
You are learning to avoid your holes
– not all of them, not yet, but some –
and even avoiding these “some” has increased your walk:
You are walking faster, farther, with less fatigue
© Meisaan Chan
When you encounter a hole you always fall into
Walk around it!
For walking into a hole will always result
in your being stuck in a hole
there is no other result
Do not be smug that you are avoiding your holes
for new holes can always emerge;
stay vigilant, stay humble, keep watch
© Meisaan Chan
Portals to God are everywhere:
Some, in a yellow tulip, others in a ritual
But careful: While ritual can open the door
it also can close it
© Meisaan Chan
It would be so much easier to run away
but love that is committed to easy
is not love
© Meisaan Chan
Curving toward the center 