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Hardship means

God doesn’t necessarily take hardship away,but turns it into a means, not the end © Meisaan Chan

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The clarity of unknowing

It is much better to praise God in your unknowing,for then God is God, and not your knowing © Meisaan Chan

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As long as I am yours

Make me as you wishit does not matter who I becomeas long as I am yours © Meisaan Chan

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Vanquishing evil spirits

Different traditions call it different thingsbut it is the same task: Use your voice © Meisaan Chan

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The lesson of love

The lesson of love is to let yourself goso you can come to the selfso you can come to what is larger © Meisaan Chan

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Listening and attention are fused

Listening and attention are fused:When split, the house falls © Meisaan Chan

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The path begins to reveal itself

“The path begins to reveal itself”I thought I was wandering in a tallgrass prairiewhen really I was on the pathless path © Meisaan Chan

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The goal is not to know my will

You truly do not know my will, says the Lord,you who sees the speck –so the goal is not to know my willbut to do my willwhich can be done in blindness © Meisaan Chan

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Even in wilderness, I surround

Gone is the forest, deep and wildhere, your feet dig into sand:Remember, I am the molecules of light running through leavesI am the molecules of air between each grain;no matter where you areI surroundI surroundI surround © Meisaan Chan

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Wherever you go, I am.

Wherever you go, I am.Wherever you breathe, I am your airWherever you rest, I am your lungsWherever you journey, I am your shoesThere is no apart:I invite you to believe © Meisaan Chan

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