Tag Archives: wisdom

What’s at stake

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The most important spiritual skill is listening and then recognizing when it is I and when it is not; all holiness and all destruction come from this © Meisaan Chan

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I want to go home

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I want to go home winding road mocks me not headed in right direction © Meisaan Chan

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Wisdom knows

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Wisdom knows when showing weakness is strength © Meisaan Chan

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I do not get what I want

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

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

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If you hunger for wisdom

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you hunger for wisdom, she will let herself be consumed If you do not hunger for wisdom, she will quietly sit next to your emptiness © Meisaan Chan

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The balance

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

is understanding that the amount of energy you put into this world is the amount of energy you need to receive © Meisaan Chan

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The perpetual lift

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

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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A tip for the journey

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

It is tempting to rely on your hiking poles upon the arduous ascent but remember that your legs and glutes are stronger: that the most obvious is not always the most efficient © Meisaan Chan

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The undiscerning moment

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Without food or touch the spirit falls to sleep, hibernating until more favorable conditions appear – if these don’t come, the spirit can sleep forever but the slightest scent arouses voracious hunger; this is the most precarious time, for it … Continue reading →

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When walking wisely – or – Strengthening legs

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

As one leg of the journey ends you are stronger to walk the next © Meisaan Chan

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