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What does it mean?
Reality consists of what we know, what we do not know, and the threshold between them.
In plain terms
There is known, unknown, and the space between them.
What can you take from it?
Awareness exists in the space between the known and unknown.

Where it applies

  • philosophical inquiry
  • spiritual practice
  • learning

Putting it to work

  • stay open to mystery
  • explore your limits

Questions to consider

  • What lies between what you know and dont know?
  • How do you perceive reality?

Another view

It is vague about what the doors actually do.

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