Tag: Storyteller

• The Sweet Illusion

  

  A raw, acoustic song. This is a song about being stuck in a prison of your own making, calling the “poison water ‘sweet, good wine.’” It’s for anyone who’s been so lost for so long, they’ve “forgotten what goodness even feels like.” It’s about the paradox of grace: the moment a guide offers you a…

  William Altig

  October 21, 2025

  Chapter 7, music, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  acoustic, Americana, Blues, Buddhism, Buddhist, Dark Folk, Folk, Gillian Welch, grace, Illusion, Jason Isbell, Leonard Cohen, Lotus Sutra, Minimalist, Padmaprabha, parable, Raw Acoustic, Redemption, Singer-Songwriter, Soulful, spiritual folk, Storyteller, truth, william altig

• The Unhidden Light

  

  “The Unhidden Light” is a soulful acoustic Folk-Blues track inspired by the profound promise at the heart of the Lotus Sūtra: the Buddha’s universal vow to lead every living being to the same enlightenment he attained. Set to a warm, rhythmic arrangement, this song serves as a powerful reminder that the ultimate truth is an…

  William Altig

  September 29, 2025

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

  acoustic, Buddhadharma, Compassion, Enlightenment, FolkBlues, LotusSutra, SpiritualFolk, Storyteller, UniversalVow, wisdom