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Master Dogen asked Master Lu why he worked so hard in the hot sun instead of asking his assistants to help. Lu responded, “If I do not do it now, when else can I do it?" We misunderstand if we believe Master Lu was caught up in our modern neurosis of time poverty. Instead, he affirms that Now is always the time to do our work.
By Paul Gyodo Agostinelli5
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Master Dogen asked Master Lu why he worked so hard in the hot sun instead of asking his assistants to help. Lu responded, “If I do not do it now, when else can I do it?" We misunderstand if we believe Master Lu was caught up in our modern neurosis of time poverty. Instead, he affirms that Now is always the time to do our work.