Tag: Compassion and Wisdom

• The Perfection of Patience

  

  A Poem When swords and sticks and stones arrive, And cruel words cut deep, The ancient Buddha taught a way For strength that we can keep. They call it Kṣānti—patience— But not the quiet kind, It’s not about just taking abuse Or being meek and blind. It’s “determined refusal to be beaten down,” A fire…

  William Altig

  October 11, 2025

  Chapter 10, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Samantabhadra’s Whisper

  

  In the hush of the later age,where neon nights and headlines rage,a quiet vow crosses the sky:Keep the Sutra, let none deny. Copy each character, slow and true,one Buddha born in every blue.Ink becomes breath, breath becomes light,pages ignite the hidden sight. Read aloud till walls dissolve,recite until the heart resolves.Each sound a shrine, each…

  William Altig

  September 30, 2025

  Chapter 28, poems, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 20–The Unwavering Path of Always Reviled: A Journey Towards Universal Enlightenment

  

  The Lord then addressed the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Embodiment of Wisdom’s Might)⁠. Similarly, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, one may infer from what has been said that he who rejects such a Dharmaparyaya as this, who abuses monks, nuns, lay devotees male or female, keeping this Sutra⁠, insults them, treats them with false and harsh words, shall experience dire…

  William Altig

  January 24, 2024

  Chapter 20, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• Chapter 13–Yasodharā’s Assurance of Enlightenment

  

  Then Yasodharā, the mother of Rahula, felt a pang of disappointment, thinking, “The Lord has not mentioned me.” Understanding her thoughts, the Buddha spoke to her: “Yasodharā, fear not. You will also become a Bodhisattva and a teacher of spiritual law. You will guide ten thousand kotis of others on their paths to enlightenment, and…

  William Altig

  December 25, 2023

  Chapter 13, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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