Tag: True Nature of Reality

• 5 Surprising Lessons from the Lotus Sutra That Might Change How You Think

  

  Introduction: Beyond the Ancient Text Ancient spiritual texts can often feel like imposing monuments—dense, remote, and perhaps a little intimidating. We look at them from a distance, appreciating their historical significance but unsure how to connect with the wisdom locked inside. They can seem more like artifacts to be revered in a museum than practical…

  William Altig

  October 13, 2025

  Chapter 25, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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• The Bodhisattva’s Path to Clarity through Peaceful Practices in the Lotus Sūtra

  

  Executive Summary Chapter Fourteen of the Lotus Sūtra, focusing on “Peaceful Practices,” offers a profound blueprint for spiritual cultivation for Bodhisattvas, those committed to universal liberation. The teachings go beyond mere moral prohibitions against actions like jealousy, anger, arrogance, flattery, deception, and dishonesty. Instead, they reveal these unwholesome behaviors as symptoms of deeper mental afflictions,…

  William Altig

  September 8, 2025

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

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