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Episode 43 – Three Gates of Liberation

In the buddhist teachings, body, speech, and mind are referred to as the three gates of liberation • these three gates are connecting points, or portals, between you and the teachings of the Buddha: each gate opens out to the dharma, and each gate welcomes the dharma in • these three gates point to a holistic way of accessing the teachings and working with them • “body” refers to the physical form of our body, which provides a base for the teachings • if we are not grounded in our bodies, it’s very hard to connect in a deep way with the teachings; they remain at a cerebral or conceptual level • “speech” refers not only to the spoken word, but also to the energetic side of things—the emotions and the energies of life • the buddhist teachings are an oral tradition, so spoken word is extremely important • the third gate, “mind,” is talked about as having three qualities: ordinary waking mind, the dream mind, and the unconscious mind • the teachings can come through all of these: through conceptual understanding, through dreams, and through direct nonconceptual awareness.

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