“The entrance into Zen is the grasping of one's essential nature. It is absolutely impossible, however, to come to a clear understanding of our essential nature by any intellectual or philosophical method. It is accomplished only by the experience of self-realization through zazen.” SelfUnderstandingNatureClearImpossibleEssentialsIntellectualExperiencePhilosophicalMethodSelf RealizationRealizationAccomplishedEntrancesGrasping Book:The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans Source: The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans