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The Three Doors of Liberation: Overcoming the Fear of Birth and Death

Thich Nhat Hanh · July 23, 2010 · Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France · Audio Only
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The Five Mantras

  1. Darling, I am here for you.
  2. Darling, I know you are there, and I am very happy.
  3. Darling, I know you suffer, that is why I am here for you.
  4. (for another day, intended for adults)
  5. This moment is a moment of happiness.

Three Doors of Liberation

  1. The Door of Aimlessness: do not sacrifice the path for the goal; each step, each breath is already the realization.
  2. The Door of Signlessness: do not be deceived by appearances, see the continuity (cloud / rain, paper / smoke) and transcend birth and death.
  3. The Door of Emptiness (śūnyatā): the lotus flower is full of the cosmos but empty of a separate existence; nothing can exist by itself, everything inter-is.
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