Tag: city of treasures

• The Goal Is a Mirage: A Buddhist Parable on Why You Shouldn’t Settle

  

  We have all been there. Whether pursuing a career, a personal project, or a spiritual path, we reach a point where the road ahead seems impossibly long and treacherous. Exhaustion sets in, confidence wavers, and the temptation to turn back, to settle for what we have already achieved, becomes overwhelming. In these moments, we long…

  William Altig

  November 6, 2025

  Chapter 7, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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