Tag: Burnout

• The Dewdrop and the Sea

  

  A stripped-down folk-blues meditation for anyone who’s ever felt the weight of the world on their shoulders. “The Dewdrop and the Sea” is a story about moving from the burnout of trying to fix everything to the quiet hope found in small, meaningful action. It’s a song about a simple truth: our individual acts of…

  William Altig

  October 16, 2025

  Chapter 25, music, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  acoustic, Acoustic Guitar, Avalokitesvara, Blues, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva vow, buddhist music, Burnout, Compassion, compassion fatigue, Conscious Music, dependent origination, Dharma, Dharma music, Enlightenment, Folk Music, Harmonica, helplessness, hope, interconnectedness, kannon, karuna, Kuan Yin, Lotus Sutra, mahayana, meditation music, Mindfulness, original song, prajna, sacred music, Singer-Songwriter, spiritual folk, Spiritual Music, Suffering, The Dewdrop and the Sea, wisdom, zen

• The Patient Vow in the Lotus Sūtra

  

  I. Executive Summary This briefing document synthesizes the core themes and critical insights from “The Patient Vow: A Theological and Psychological Analysis of Compassion in Chapter 14 of the Lotus Sūtra” and its review. The central argument is that Chapter 14 of the Lotus Sūtra, particularly the teachings on “Peaceful Practices” (Anrakugyō), provides a sophisticated…

  William Altig

  August 3, 2025

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

  Anrakugyō, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva vow, Buddhism, Buddhist Feminism, Burnout, Chapter 14, Compassion, cosmic time, Delaying Nirvāṇa, Ekayāna, emptiness, Great Fault, Great Loss, Kalpas, karuṇā, Kṣānti, Lotus Sūtra, Mañjuśrī, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Meditation, Non-Judgmentalism, One Vehicle, Patience, Patient Vow, peaceful practices, Philosophy, prajñā, Priceless Gem Parable, Psychological Analysis, Reflective Practice, Religion, Rules of Association, Self-Perfection, Skillful Means, Spiritual Hygiene, Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Pride, Spirituality, Sukhivihāra, upāya, wisdom, Yogācāra, Śūnyatā