Tag Archives: independence

I have created you for success

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

I have created you for success: not theirs not yours but mine © Meisaan Chan

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The true omnipotent

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

O God my protector all bows before you and the moment I try to protect myself all devours me © Meisaan Chan

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Claiming ownership

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Never just take someone’s word no matter how venerable they are, for you alone are responsible for your journey: question it test it try it out © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged Buddhism, guide, independence, ownership, question, sage, teacher, testing, writing | Leave a comment

Belong to nothing

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Not even to God: then you can move freely into the Source © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged darkness, eternity, independence, infinity, nothing, question, source, unknown, writing | Leave a comment

The church-goers

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

To be in the institution but not of the institution: that is the challenge © Meisaan Chan

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The bypassing

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes I grow fat with love sometimes the times are lean: free me from all this and connect me to that umbilical cord which bypasses famine, drought, delight © Meisaan Chan

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Spiritual leaders

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Honor your teachers but follow God alone © Meisaan Chan

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Finding God in all things

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged abundance, awareness, help, independence, lack, presence, sight, vision | Leave a comment

Treatment

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If they drape you in robes it means nothing; if they nail you to a cross it means nothing; your value does not fluctuate – it is a granite rock © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged humility, independence, praise, Way of Jesus | Leave a comment

The foundation of resilience

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged bondage, courage, fear, freedom, independence | Leave a comment