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The Three Doors to Escape Ego & Illusion
Discovering the Buddhist secrets for a life of clarity and peace
The Three Doors of Liberation
I’d like you to indulge me for just a wee moment and try something.
Picture three doors, kind of like the ones above, but not exactly like them. Think of them more like they’re suspended in the ether of the cosmic mind.
Imagine they glimmer with a knowing luminescence and that they are inviting you to shed the drudgery of the ego, the self-made cages of identity, the clamoring inner voices insisting you hustle harder, be more productive, acquire more material things, and play the various roles we think we need to play in our madcap world.
These aren’t ordinary doors, my friends. No, no, not at all; these are gateways of Buddhist wisdom and lead to spiritual liberation.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh, the soft-spoken yet razor-minded Zen master, held the key to the “Three Doors of Liberation.”
