Tag: śrāvakas

• Why the Wisest Teachers Sometimes Pretend They Know Nothing

  

  Introduction: The Comfort of Our Own Confusion We have a deep-seated fear of profound change. Even when we are acutely aware that our current situation causes us to suffer, we often cling to the familiar pain rather than risk the unknown territory of genuine transformation. As one ancient text suggests, we are deeply attached to…

  William Altig

  November 27, 2025

  Chapter 8, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva vow, Buddha’s Wisdom, Buddhist teachings, Cause-knowers, Delusions, Great Wisdom, Innumerable expedients, Lesser Vehicle, Lotus Sutra, Skillful Means, Suffering, Wonderful Dharma, śrāvakas

• This 2,000-Year-Old Text Is a Recipe for Life—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Just Read It

  

  Introduction: The Gap Between Knowing and Doing There’s a well-known gap between knowing something in theory and understanding it through experience. An old metaphor captures this perfectly: you can read a recipe for a meal, memorize every ingredient, and understand the chemistry of cooking, but you will remain completely ignorant of the food’s taste. True…

  William Altig

  October 8, 2025

  Chapter 5, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Arhat, Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Buddha-nature, Burning House Parable, Chapter Two, Compassion, dṛṣṭi, Ekayāna, Engaged Buddhism, expedient means, insight, Insight of the Buddha, kosen-rufu, kōans, Lotus Sūtra, One Vehicle, Pedagogy, practice, prajñā, Pratyekabuddhas, Prodigal Son Parable, Pāramitās, realization, Recipe analogy, Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, Samsara, Six Perfections, Skillful Means, Tathāgata, Tathāgatagarbha, Theravada Buddhism, three vehicles, upāya, vipassanā, wisdom, zazen, Zen Buddhism, śrāvakas