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Closing the door in the stories (Jesus shutting out the mocking crowd at Jairus' house) is shutting the door of the senses: one shuts out all that the senses reveal and admits only one's consciousness and disciplined mind into the state one assumes.
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Matthew 6:6 | When you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father which is in secret and your Father which is in secret shall reward you openly
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I close the door. What door? The door of my senses
I simply shut out completely all that my senses reveal
With the door of my senses closed