Tag: folk wisdom

• The Delusion Chain

  

  A blues-folk confession about carrying the weight of our own minds. Starting in the darkness of recognition and moving toward the light of shared burden, this song traces the journey from isolation to acknowledgment—where simply naming what we carry begins to break its hold. Inspired by Chapter Twenty-Four of the Lotus Sūtra, “The Delusion Chain”…

  William Altig

  November 7, 2025

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• 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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• The Sound Beyond Words 

  

  (A Folk Blues for the Lotus Path) Sometimes the deepest truths can’t be explained—they have to be sung. This folk blues track takes ancient Buddhist wisdom from the Lotus Sutra and translates it into American roots music. It’s about that moment when thinking stops and something deeper takes over. When the sound itself becomes the…

  William Altig

  October 6, 2025

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

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