The Four Peaceful Practices
Lotus Sutra Ethics for Speech, Relationships, Work, and Digital LifeBy William Altig
Length7h
About this audiobook
The Lotus Sutra was written for a hostile world. Yours qualifies.
Fifteen centuries ago, the Sutra posed a practical question: in an age of deception and conflict, how do you live with integrity without being destroyed? Its answer was the Four Peaceful Practices—a framework for Body, Speech, Mind, and Vow.
This book translates that ancient system into a modern survival guide. It moves beyond vague "mindfulness" to offer 28 concrete exercises for navigating the attention economy.
You will learn:
How to audit your physical and digital environments.
How to speak (and type) without adding to the noise.
How to break the envy and comparison loop.
How to find a purpose that outlasts the daily grind.
Includes the complete Digital Life Audit and Dream Signs diagnostic system. No prior Buddhist knowledge required. Works standalone or as the capstone to The Long Night series.
Buddhism / Self-Help Keywords: Digital Ethics, Lotus Sutra, Right Speech, Dream Yoga, Attention Economy
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help
Length7 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Four Peaceful Practices
2Lotus Sutra Ethics for Speech, Relationships, Work, and Digital Life
3Dedication
4Chapter 1: Why You Can’t Sleep
5The Long Night and the Ethics Problem
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6The Question Behind the Question
7Ethics Is Not What You Think
8The Radical Claim
9The Modern Crisis
10The Four Practices as Diagnostic Framework
11How This Book Works
12The Long Night Is Not a Problem
13Chapter 2: The Map of the Four Practices
14An Ancient System for a Modern Crisis
15Why Four?
16The Sequence
17What “Peaceful” Means
18The Dwelling Place and the Associations
19Self-Assessment: Which Practice Is Your Weakest?
20Why Most Self-Help Fails
21The Ethical Audit
22The Promise
23Chapter 3: Where You Stand
24The First Peaceful Practice – Body, Environment, and Association
25The Classical Teaching
26What This Means Today
27The Ground of Patience
28The Association Audit: Exercise 1: The Association Audit
29The Environments You Enter: Exercise 2: The Environment Walk-Through
30The Quiet Place: Exercise 3: The Quiet Place Protocol
31The Body in Space: Exercise 4: The Patience Ground Practice
32The Digital Body: Exercise 5: The Digital Body Practice
33The Livelihood Mirror: Exercise 6: The Livelihood Mirror
34The Boundary Check: Exercise 7: The Boundary Check
35Physical Practice Foundations
36Foundation Practice 1: Sitting Meditation (10-20 minutes daily)
37Foundation Practice 2: Walking Meditation (5-15 minutes, as needed)
38Foundation Practice 3: Body Scan for Environment Assessment (3-5 minutes)
39Foundation Practice 4: Grounding for the Ground of Patience (30 seconds, multiple times daily)
40Case Studies: The Body Practice in Real Life
41Case Study 1: The Open-Plan Office
42Case Study 2: The Digital Association Trap
43Case Study 3: The Harmful Livelihood
44Expanded Exercise Guidance
45Exercise 1: The Association Audit (Expanded)
46Exercise 2: The Environment Walk-Through (Expanded)
47Exercise 3: The Quiet Place Protocol (Expanded)
48Exercise 4: The Patience Ground Practice (Expanded)
49Exercise 5: The Digital Body Practice (Expanded)
50Exercise 6: The Livelihood Mirror (Expanded)
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