Tag Archives: discernment

What’s at stake

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The most important spiritual skill is listening and then recognizing when it is I and when it is not; all holiness and all destruction come from this © Meisaan Chan

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From deep prayer

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

the yellow arrow appears* © Meisaan Chan *On the Camino de Santiago, informal and sporadic yellow arrows mark the path. It takes time and effort to learn how to look for them, how to train your eyes. The yellow arrows … Continue reading →

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I want to go home

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I want to go home winding road mocks me not headed in right direction © Meisaan Chan

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Wisdom knows

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Wisdom knows when showing weakness is strength © Meisaan Chan

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The unseen moment

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There is a surprisingly thin line between the fight for justice and the fight for vengeance and how often this line is crossed © Meisaan Chan

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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