Tag Archives: ego

Strength and fragility

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

All people carry strength and fragility, which many hold in disproportion: To abjure your strength is to dwell in false smallness. To abjure your weakness is to dwell in delusions of self-God. Both are false. Blessed are they who claim … Continue reading →

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I wither without you

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

I wither without you my firmest ground falls from beneath me should you turn but one thought away all strength is dust, flung to the wind I wither without you © Meisaan Chan

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How the Spirit settles, II

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

Emptying yourself outis the greatest invitation for Spiritfor nothing takes more space than the self © Meisaan Chan

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Far away

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

gripping hard jaw clenched wanting what I want © Meisaan Chan

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Attraction

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

As a fly is attracted to flypaper so, too, can my desires blind © Meisaan Chan

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What I want to fear more

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

I am still so afraid of the death of ego; help me fear more, Lord, that I leave my path © Meisaan Chan

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The foundation of me

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

So many plans, says the Lord, but make them on the foundation of me, not on the foundation of you © Meisaan Chan

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