Perceiving Things That Cannot Be Seen

Steven Barnes
3 min readMay 10, 2023

The Three Gates have limits. There are times it becomes impractical to apply “kindness” without deep philosophical consideration. Under stress, your primary obligation is survival. Applying them to the Three Centers

Hmmm. Being out of integrity with the Three Gates strikes me as similar to being out of balance in the Three Centers. Let me investigate that.

Let me posit that my best, healthiest, most successful and happy life is balanced between the Three Gates and Three Centers. That there is a useful relationship between them. Under…

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Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, ecstatic husband and father, and holder of black belts in three martial arts. www.lifewritingpodcast.com.