our true nature

Our true nature cannot be found in books and academic studies because our true nature is before speech and words. it is before thinking. If you find your before thinking point, then it is possible to attain your true self. A long time ago, Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am." This is where philosophy begins. But if you are not thinking, what? This is where Zen practice begins.
~ ZM Seung Sahn

我們的真實本性在書籍與學術研究中是找不到，因為我們的真性在言語和言語之前，即是思維之前。倘若你找到思想前的那點，那麼就有可能証悟你的真實自我。很久以前，笛卡爾說，"我思故我在”。開啟了哲學一門。然而，倘若你不在思維，怎麼樣？這就是禪宗參禪的開始。
~ 崇山禪師