Tag Archives: emptiness

Even sages still need to lose

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

Choices and sacrifices will not be automatic; even sages still need to choose and decide to lose in their choosing © Meisaan Chan

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To find silence within the muscles

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

To find silence within the muscles requires first that you acknowledge the noise within the muscles and that you listen to them, to it and then, being acknowledged, little by little they still: To find silence within the muscles © … Continue reading →

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Parable of the three trailer homes

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

There once were three trailer homes. One trailer home was crammed full with stuff – to the ceiling – but had open windows. The second trailer home had an extremely nice interior but the windows were closed. The third trailer … Continue reading →

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Do not shy away from pain

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Do not shy away from pain, says the Lord,for my blessings are often built on top of it © Meisaan Chan

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I don’t listen very well, I say to the Lord

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

I don’t listen very well, I say to the Lord.You are too full, the Lord says to me. I listen to the wrong things, I say to the Lord.Your vulnerability to me needs to grow, the Lord says to me … Continue reading →

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On efficiency

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Efficiency, when pushed, strangles love © Meisaan Chan

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God’s safety

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

God’s safety always includes death © Meisaan Chan

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