Tag: Present-Life Merit

• How an Ancient Text Rewrites the Rules of Desire, Karma, and Suffering

  

  Introduction: The Ancient Promise for a Modern World We live in a world buzzing with anxiety. We chase fulfillment in careers, relationships, and possessions, yet often feel like we’re running in place. We feel weighed down by the past, stuck with the consequences of events we can no longer change. It’s a uniquely modern sense…

  William Altig

  November 1, 2025

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

  Bodhisattva Universal-Sage, Chapter 28, Cult of the Book, Devotional Practice, Fugen, Fulfillment of Wishes, Karmic Transformation, Latter Day of the Law, Lotus Sūtra, Mappō, Non-attachment, One Vehicle (Ekayāna), Paradox of Desire, Present-Life Merit, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra, Samantabhadra, Six-Tusked White Elephant, Sutra Recitation