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Tag Archives: paradox
Brokenness and wholeness
Brokenness is the same as wholeness flipped over:Beginners love wholenessAdvanced love also brokennessloving the whole © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged brokenness, coronavirus, help, help me, paradox, wholeness
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Spiritual Paradox
Unknown, unknown is the way unknown is the Lord yet within me is the Lord’s intimacy © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged mystery, paradox, union, unknown
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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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The warriors
Courage is the mark of the strong vulnerability is the mark of the very strong © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged courage, ego, emptiness, paradox, vulnerability, warrior, weakness
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Dual vision
If you spend all your time focused on unity you will never see the reality of division; if you spend all your time focused on division you will never see the reality of unity © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged division, healing, justice, paradox, social justice, unity
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Mysteries cannot be held
Mysteries cannot be held only honored © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged gentleness, healing, mysteries, paradox, suppleness
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The paradox of spiritual power
To submit is to claim the depth of power; to claim all power is to perch, precarious and frail © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged leadership, paradox, power, pride, submission, weakness
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Paradox
Direct communication is the most vulnerable and oftentimes the strongest © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged communication, courage, faith, obedience, paradox, writing
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Face to face
Do not think that the mountaintop will reveal the face of God: of course it will reveal the face of God © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Curving toward the center 