Tag: universal compassion

• Beyond Merit and Miracles: A 13th-Century Monk’s Radical Guide to True Power and Purpose

  

  What if a lifetime of accumulated good deeds didn’t guarantee you a life of ease and privilege? Most spiritual traditions suggest a direct link between merit and reward, but the profound wisdom of an unlikely figure—the 13th-century Japanese monk Nichiren—offers a far more challenging and insightful perspective. Though centuries old, his teachings contain revolutionary takeaways…

  William Altig

  December 15, 2025

  Nichiren

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• Chapter 26a–Ancient Devotion: The Value of True Friendship

  

  Then, the Enlightened One spoke to the gathered spiritual seekers: Long ago, in a time so distant it can’t be measured, a great spiritual leader emerged. He was known as “The One of Resonant Voice, Bedecked with Stars and Blossoms, Profound in Wisdom⁠,” a fully enlightened being gifted in wisdom and ethical living. This occurred…

  William Altig

  February 13, 2024

  Chapter 26, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

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