I sincerely hope that you will grasp the outline of the threefold truth concept by reading the above statements of T'ien-t'ai the Great. In relation to the threefold truth, its practice and its resultant enlightenment, T'ien-t'ai proposes a simultaneous, a spontaneous and an immediate contemplation on the threefold truth. This is beyond conceptual understanding. It is neither tentative nor real, includes neither superiority nor inferiority, has no before nor after, is not equal nor distinct, neither great nor small. I think that it is utterly useless and even harmful to do this practice.
Wisdom is the basis for practice .
Wisdom guides practice. This gate is the objective reality. After having pondered the three points he resolved his doubts. The profound meaning indicates the heart of the text, and the heart of the text encompasses the whole of the theoretical and essential teachings. On the basis of the heart of the text of the Lotus Sutra, one can evaluate all other various teachings of the Buddha.