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Tag Archives: life
Mandala and loss
Mandala, wiped awayfulfilling the promise of lossand the life after it © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged death, emptiness, life, loss, mandala, transcendence
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The quiet in the chaos
Into the darkness we goas one heart, as a heart of nations, as a heart of worldstumbling and fearing and hopingfighting and growing and rejoicingchaos on top of chaos, it seems:But there is a quiet thing hereand it is growing, … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged calming, coronavirus, endurance, life, soothing, strength
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The fallow years, I
Even dirt gets exhausted when used,even dirt needs replenishment, which the earth brings:Nitrogen, through lightningdeathfallow yearstime © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged death, earth, fallow, fallow years, life, tiredness, transformation
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There is no way around this.
Love requires life.Love requires death.There is no way around this. © Meisaan Chan
On finding a new direction
Turning to me requires a new direction, says the Lord: You cannot turn to me and remain on your path © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Scripture riff, writing
Tagged direction, discernment, help, help me, journey, life, lost, path, vision
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God’s safety
God’s safety always includes death © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged death, emptiness, koan, life, paradox, safety, surrender
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When all the choices are hard ones
When all the choices are hard ones you must decide which parts of you will die: Remember that some parts will more readily come back to life than others © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged choices, death, decisions, discernment, hardship, help, help me, life, resurrection, surrender
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The ever-present decision
If you seek to surpass the self, you must die. This is the only path. Many try to discover another path only to find themselves on this very path with this very decision, again, before them © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, death, enlightenment, journey, life, nakedness, Renunciation, resurrection
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Break this death
My body fears me and I fear my body: Break this death, O Lord © Meissan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged body, brokenness, death, humility, illness, life, self-hatred
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Curving toward the center 