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After failure

Posted on August 17, 2020 by

When you fail, do not go numb or dissolve!Sit up straight! Learn deepest lessons! Class begins! © Meisaan Chan

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Lesson gratitude

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Everything now is preparing you for everything later; foolish it would be to reject the lesson © Meisaan Chan

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Jumping naked

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

If the lesson is from me, says the Lord, jump into it naked hold nothing back © Meisaan Chan

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I do not get what I want

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

I do not get what I want: subtle teachers hidden lessons © Meisaan Chan

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The perpetual lift

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

Sometimes you protect me from the stupid things I do and other times you expose me, hoping that I learn; both ways are pure compassion, for even when I fall there I am, on the ground and wiser there you … Continue reading →

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Because the journey and self-knowledge are inextricably linked

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

You will not know who you are until you try, says the Lord until you succeed until you fail until you grasp until you fall short; for the journey is not about the flawless journey but about how intimate you … Continue reading →

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Ubiquitous teaching

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

If you only learn from wise humans you are missing most of the lessons © Meisaan Chan

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In order for me to love you – or – Passing it on

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

God does not demand that we understand all of God’s divinity before opening the doors of love; so, too, I do not demand that you understand all of me © Meisaan Chan

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