The Buddha said there were 84,000 gates, or methods, that lead to awakening. Chan Buddhism primarily uses three: the breath, silent illumination, and the koan/huatou method. This one-hour, recorded video course cuts through to the essence of these three methods, sharing how students can effectively apply them in their meditation practice.

Silent illumination refers to natural awakening, the realization that we are already free. This six-week/12-hour video course, recorded in 2021 by Guo Gu, explores silent illumination through embodied experiencing of progressive relaxation, somatic integration of breath, direct contemplation of seeing and hearing, and realization in daily life.

"The Gateless Barrier" (Ch., Wumenguan; Jp., Mumonkan) is a thirteenth-century work that offers forty-eight entryways to wake up to your life. Each file is a remastered audio commentary on each case by Guo Gu, recorded from 2010 - 2014. Simplified versions of the talk has been edited into Guo Gu's book, "Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life" (2016).