Tag: enlightenment song

• Lotus Sutra Inspired: Awaken the Hero Within You

  

  “Welling Up from the Ground” is a powerful gospel-blues folk anthem inspired by Chapter Fifteen of the Lotus Sutra—the moment when the earth itself trembles, and countless Bodhisattvas rise from the soil of suffering to bring light to the age of darkness. The song blends sacred soul with modern storytelling, featuring rich harmonies, Hammond organ…

  William Altig

  October 28, 2025

  music, Uncategorized

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• Cool and Refreshed

  

  “Cool and Refreshed” – A Spiritual Blues-Gospel Duet A powerful testimony of transformation told through male and female voices. “Cool and Refreshed” weaves Buddhist wisdom into the American blues-gospel tradition, exploring the journey from spiritual burden to liberation. Walking heavy with the weight of the past, two souls discover that their true nature is pure—not…

  William Altig

  October 24, 2025

  Chapter 6, music, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• The Threefold Crown Blues

  

  The Threefold Crown Blues is a soulful folk-blues track inspired by Nichiren’s teaching of the Three Virtues — Sovereign, Teacher, and Parent. The song weaves together raw acoustic blues with gospel-style call-and-response, capturing the struggle of human authority and the wholeness found only in the Buddha’s integrated wisdom, compassion, and protective vow. With slide guitar,…

  William Altig

  October 4, 2025

  music, Nichiren

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• New Song: Unfolding Wisdom’s Blues

  

  by The William Altig Choir (Verse 1) Woke up this mornin’, sun a-burnin’ gold Opened the Lotus Sutra, a story ages old Some folks say it’s too deep, too hard to understand Like a hidden treasure, buried deep within the land Oh, they say it’ll bring confusion, darkness to your mind That ain’t the Buddha’s purpose, no, that’s not the path…

  William Altig

  August 10, 2025

  music, Nichiren, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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