Tag: enlightenment poetry

• The Unspoken Teaching

  

  Beyond the boundaries of thought, where words collapse like waves, the Buddha rises from his samādhi—eyes opening on what cannot be said. Infinite, immeasurable, bottomless—the wisdom that defeats all measure. The śrāvakas stand at the transformed city, satisfied with their small escape, calling provisional shelter “home.” But the depths call deeper still. What skill could…

  William Altig

  October 6, 2025

  Chapter 2, Chapter 26, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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