Tag Archives: compassion

Overturning compassion

Does compassion always soothe? No. Sometimes it overturns. © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion

You cannot be compassionate and be afraid © Meisaan Chan

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Things that God cannot resist:

anguish the desire for wisdom the desire for compassion © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion withers when it is retained

Compassion withers when it is retained and flowers when passed along – and for those who do not deserve it, compassion bursts into a million blooms © Meisaan Chan

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The spirituality of openness

Because the closed heart can only progress so far Meisaan Chan

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The unknowing space

Bring me past my anxiety to the unknowing space and in the unknowing, unjudging and in the unjudging, openness, letting all things flow through until I am flown through and in this all-unknowing, flowing through, peace © Meisaan Chan

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The quickest way to exhaustion

The quickest way to exhaustion is to fight for justice alone © Meisaan Chan

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The natural leaning of things

All the universe leans toward love; God tips us toward the divine center © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion is not designed for your comfort

Compassion is not designed for your comfort you need to look again © Meisaan Chan

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The foundation of compassion

The foundation of compassion lies in the ever-deepening awareness of God’s eternity © Meisaan Chan

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