Tag Archives: pride

Please let me in

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Please let me in, says the LordPride has shut your door © Meisaan Chan

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The poison and the antidote

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

You are drenched in pride;you were taught to consume it and so you did,and your spirit has suffered because of it.Your practice, over and over,your obedience, over and over,your discipline, over and over,your penetrating self gaze, over and over,your submission … Continue reading →

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The presence of ego

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Ego returns to its seat in the clarityEgo takes the stage in the disturbance © Meisaan Chan

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Pride fuels sly mutiny

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Do not be smug when you have trained a thought!Pride fuels sly mutiny © Meisaan Chan

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The humility prayer

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

What you want, Lordmight not be what I want –so teach me, please © Meisaan Chan

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Religious infighting

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

While the adults squabble the children walk away © Meisaan Chan

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The nature of holes

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

The more the holes, the slower the pace because you have to walk around because you keep falling in © Meisaan Chan

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Attraction

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

As a fly is attracted to flypaper so, too, can my desires blind © Meisaan Chan

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Says the Potter

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Authenticity is what I want, says the Lord; transformation comes when I work with clay not its image © Meisaan Chan

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A common double error

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

A common double error is to worship your path and to continue along its semblance even when it’s swerved © Meisaan Chan

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