Tag Archives: suffering

How suffering helps me fling open

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

The more I cried out to the Lordthe more the Lord rescued memy doors finally open © Meisaan Chan

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Hardship means

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

God doesn’t necessarily take hardship away,but turns it into a means, not the end © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the woman who believed all was One

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

There once was a woman who believed that everything was One and so she stopped caring about suffering or injustice or the desecration of the earth. Instead, she sat on her meditation cushion and listened to the screams coming in … Continue reading →

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When in hardship

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

When in hardship, so often you want to become even harder than the hardship when the path is asking you to break open © Meisaan Chan

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Things that God cannot resist:

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

anguish the desire for wisdom the desire for compassion © Meisaan Chan

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Raw materials

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

You know what to do with suffering – nothing is stronger for creating praise © Meisaan Chan

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Another case for resilience

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Suffering propels growth more than comfort; failure teaches more than success © Meisaan Chan

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