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Buddhability

SGI-USA

The reality is, we’re already enlightened. It’s only as we face obstacles, stress and our own messiness that we start to forget it. This is a show about how to believe in yourself again, told by a community of Buddhists doing it every day, and changing the world along the way. Hosted by Cassidy Bradford, each week you’ll hear an honest conversation about real life and how to tap into your Buddhability. From relationships and dream jobs to lessons from psychology and activism, subscribe to Buddhability on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts so you never miss an episode. For more stories, tips on practicing SGI Nichiren Buddhism, and our newsletter, visit www.buddhability.org.

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  • #238
    April 10 · 20 min

    Part 1: What Can Happen When You Make Up Your Mind?

    Download the Buddhability App Apple iOS Android This month, we’re doing a short series about how to put the power back in your hands. Today’s episode is about the power of simply deciding. Resources: The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 35. Discussions on Youth, new addition, p. 411. Each Constant Contains Incredible Possibilities Christopher Robin’s Episode: What it Took to Make My Dreams a Reality Reach out to us at connect@buddhability.org to get connected with a Buddhability community near you.

  • #237
    April 3 · 1 hr 1 min

    For Anyone Who’s Ever Been Counted Out

    Download the Buddhability App Apple iOS Android As a child, Samirah Gnangbe, lived through a civil war. From that moment on, she became someone who paved the way for others as a second-language learner and Ph.D. student in engineering. Samirah shares how she challenged herself each step of the way through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Watch today's episode on our YouTube channel. Resources: Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 8, 25 The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol 1, p. 4

  • #236
    March 27 · 50 min

    Life After NCAA Basketball Wins

    Download the Buddhability App Apple iOS Android Rhonda Windham, of Los Angeles, was already an NCAA basketball champion and trailblazing WNBA General Manager beforeencountering Buddhism. She shares what practicing Buddhism taught her that all her success did not—how to look inward with unflinching honesty and lead with her heart. Watch today's episode on YouTube

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  • #235
    March 20 · 45 min

    Facing The Fear of Death [March 2024]

    Download the Buddhability App Apple iOS Android It’s natural to want to look away from the inevitable reality of death but Buddhism teaches that death is an alternate phase of life and makes up a larger universal cycle. To understand death is to deepen our understanding of and appreciation for life. Today’s guest, John Plummer, of Cold Spring, NY, shares how facing his fear of loss improved his relationships and deepened his work as a film and TV writer. References: The New Human Revolution, vol. 24, pp. 177–78 A Piece of Mirror and Other Essays, pp. 79, 83–84. Leave of Grass by Walt Whitman. “Like the Sun Rising,” Journey of Life: Selected Poems of Daisaku Ikeda Unlocking the Mysteries of Unlocking Birth and Death, p. 104. The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition.

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