At the edge

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

What is required to praise at the edge?
Balance
What is required for balance?
Remaining at center
What is required for remaining at center?
Practice
What is required for practice?
Hunger

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Instructions for the spirit

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Stay naked
Stay alive
I call you to life

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Ash is extremely significant

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Ash is extremely significant
shocking sign that a soul surrendered

May my path show but small piles of ash
curving toward the center

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A quiet “thank you” prayer

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Thank you, God, for gentle sunlight
at soft angles to the earth
so the shadows lean long and slow
so the quiet settles, also, into me

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Love: Do not confuse simple with easy!

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Do not confuse simple with easy!
Love is the task
That is all
Try and fail
Try and succeed
Try and fail again
Wail not: Keep going

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Prophet lessons 101: Existential protection

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

They cannot attack you
if there is no you
They cannot reject you
if there is no you
They cannot dismiss you
if there is no you

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When you are entangled by ego

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Emptiness is a gift;
I cannot myself empty

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Consent

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Take me deeper, I request of the Lord.
I can use anything to bring you deeper, the Lord responds,
but you will need to agree

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The shadow of diligence

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Too diligent
becomes rigidity

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Discomforting change: The price of openness

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Openness is not always comfortable
or the outcome of the status quo;
if you want to be open, analyze the price
honestly discern your willingness

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