Truth presented ready-made doesn’t affect a person as powerfully as the truth they gain themselves through reflection. And the role of a master—of a spiritual teacher—is to guide the seeker along the right path. Humanity has long invented for this a wonderful tool: parables. In this book, you’ll find pearls of wisdom collected by Oleg Torsunov over many years. For the reader’s convenience, they are grouped into sections called “doors,” and that’s no accident: to open a door behind which something new awaits us, you need to make a certain effort. At the end of the book, you’ll be given practical exercises that will help you take the next step on the path to self-knowledge.