Tag: Non-conceptual wisdom

• 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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• The Unspoken Teaching: 5 Ways an Ancient Buddhist Text Uses Sound to Transcend Logic

  

  1.0 Introduction: The Limits of Our Understanding We are conditioned to believe that every problem has a solution that can be reasoned out, every question an answer that can be intellectually grasped. The modern world runs on analysis, data, and the power of the thinking mind to deconstruct and understand reality. We try to “figure…

  William Altig

  October 6, 2025

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

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