The 9 gates (mouth, 2 nostrils, 2 ears, 2 eyes, anus, sex organ); 10th gate = crown

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The gates from a shabad of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

(from memory)

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Oh my ears you were meant to hear only the Truth

for this reason where you given to a man

that he might hear the Word

which having heard the mind and the body blossom forth

and the tongue is rung with it's flavor

The Lord is wonderous and unfathomable

His Name none can tell, sayeth Nanak

 

Oh hear the nectar Name and become pure

for the truth is what you were created to hear.

The Lord placed the soul in the body's cave

and the air held the music of life

And he gave each one nine gates

with the 10th remaining well hidden

And the tent door was open to him

who truly loves the Guru's Wisdom.

And there resounds the Name in miriad form

It is a Treasure which none can imagine

The Lord is wonderous and unfathomable

His Name none can tell, sayeth Nanak