we can never escape the present
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Summary
Buddhism says we can never escape from being here and now: reality is that from which we cannot escape, and Mike reads Dogen as saying that we can never escape the present. Because we are always in it, we cannot escape the perfection of reality either, the blue lotus flowers inside fire.
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Main theme
So reality seems to be that from which we cannot escape.
1Uji 3: The Changing State of Zazen Winter 2004 — Uji
We can never escape the present is what Dogen is saying.
2Uji 5: Words and Reality Winter 2004 — Uji
we can’t escape from reality, we can’t escape the perfection of reality, because we’re always in it
3Ikka-no-myoju 3: Our Place in the Universe Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju
So Buddhism says we can never escape from being here and now
4Koan Stories and Being Here and Now June 2007 — Padmafarma
Developed
we can never escape reality, we can never escape the blue lotus flowers inside fire
5Kuge 2: Coolness in the Centre of Fire Winter 2007 — Kuge