Tag: American roots

• The William Altig Choir: Blues Meets Buddhist Wisdom

  

  “Just to Cater to Your Whim” – The William Altig Choir Sometimes love looks like giving in. Sometimes compassion means meeting someone where they are, even when you know the path they’re walking won’t heal them. This song is about that impossible tightrope – when your heart can’t bear to see someone suffer, so you…

  William Altig

  November 10, 2025

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• The Cure I Couldn’t See | The William Altig Choir

  

  A blues-folk meditation on the physician’s parable from the Lotus Sutra. This song tells the story of a soul searching desperately for healing, only to realize the remedy was offered all along—but pride and delusion kept them from believing. Inspired by ancient Buddhist wisdom translated through the language of Delta blues and Appalachian folk, “The…

  William Altig

  November 8, 2025

  Chapter 16, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• The Bow That Sees

  

  The Bow That Sees is a bluesy folk anthem inspired by the Lotus Sūtra’s teaching of non-contempt. With gritty guitar, mournful harmonica, and gospel warmth, it tells the story of bowing in reverence—even when the world throws stones. This song carries the spirit of Bodhisattva Never Disrespectful: humility in the face of pride, compassion in…

  William Altig

  October 3, 2025

  Chapter 14, music, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  acoustic blues, acoustic storytelling, American roots, Blues Folk, Bodhisattva Never Disrespectful, Compassion, Dharma blues, enlightenment songs, Folk Blues, folk gospel fusion, gospel folk, Lotus Sutra song, meditation music, mindful blues, Non-Contempt, reverence, soulful folk, spiritual awakening, spiritual folk music, The Bow That Sees