Lição 1
Gate 1: The Drum
In Gate 1, we begin with rhythm—because attention needs a foundation. You’ll use a steady pulse as your anchor and learn how to return without force. This Gate trains the first skill of the path: coming back on purpose, again and again, until the mind starts to trust you.
Lição 2
I Struggled, but I Stayed With It and Didn’t Quit
In Gate 2, we train the breath like a bridge—so you can cross from noise into presence. You’re not trying to breathe “perfect.” You’re learning how to use one steady inhale and one steady exhale to gather yourself. This Gate is about building a clean return point—something you can trust when your mind starts running.
Lição 3
Gate 3: Turning Inward
Gate 3 is where we stop listening out there and start listening in here. We narrow the field. We let the outside fade a little, and we practice staying with the inner room—breath, feeling, presence. This is the Gate where your attention learns to settle, not by force, but by returning again and again.
Lição 4
Gate 4: The Single Tone
Gate 4 is where one sound becomes your whole world. A single tone trains the mind to stay. You’re not chasing the next thing—you’re practicing devotion to one vibration, one thread. This Gate builds steadiness, patience, and deep listening, where the tone keeps teaching even after it fades.
Lição 5
Gate 5: The Hurt Heart
Gate 5 is where listening turns emotional. You don’t fix the feeling—you learn to stay with it without spiraling, without shutting down. This Gate trains the “heard heart”: the part of you that can witness pain with steadiness and still keep its compassion.
Lição 6
Gate 6: The Silence Gate
Gate 6 is where you stop chasing sound and start hearing space. Not “perfect silence”—but the quiet underneath the noise. This Gate trains steadiness. You learn how to sit with less… and not panic. How to let the mind settle without needing a distraction.
Lição 7
Gate 7: Applied Listening
Gate 7 is where the practice leaves the “perfect session” and meets real life. Sounds come in fast. Thoughts come in fast. This Gate trains you to stay steady anyway—to notice the disruption, feel it pass, and return without fighting. Not numb. Not overwhelmed. Just present.
Lição 8
Gate 8: The Dojo Within
This is the seal. Not a “final lesson”—a final landing. You’ve trained rhythm, breath, inwardness, focus, resonance, silence, and disruption. Now you practice from the inside out. The Dojo Within means you can enter listening on purpose—anytime—without needing the world to cooperate. This Gate is where listening becomes your home.