Tag: Śīla

• The Counter-Intuitive Path to Peace: A 2,000-Year-Old Guide to Not Judging the World

  

  When we think of peace, we often imagine a quiet room, a tranquil landscape, or a life free from conflict. We see it as an external condition—something to be found by arranging the world around us in a pleasing way. But what if this entire understanding is a misconception? A profound teaching from the ancient…

  William Altig

  October 1, 2025

  Chapter 14, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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