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• The Bodhi Tree Within

  

  In an age of dust and noise,where old roads crack and kings forget,the Eternal Voice whispers—You are not small, nor late. The Buddha is not a fading star,but a sun without horizon,rising through the marrowof those who keep the wondrous law. Sit, friend, beneath the tree already grown inside you.The place you stand is holy…

  William Altig

  October 2, 2025

  Chapter 17, poems, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law, Uncategorized

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• 🌸 “Rare as the Moon in Still Waters”

  

  I awakened once,when vinyl spun hymns and headlines burned,when the future whispered through wiresand Dharma hid in dusty books.The 70s cracked open my soul—and the 21st century blinked back. Now, here I am,older, stranger, truer—and the Buddha’s words ring louder than ever. He said:“Like a blossom seldom seen,this Teaching blooms once in countless eons.”And I…

  William Altig

  April 13, 2025

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