Buddhability Short: Why Do We Have a Daily Practice?

Buddhability

SGI-USA

Health & Fitness, Self-help, Self-care, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Buddhism

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Buddhability Shorts is a series where we break down a Buddhist concept or common life challenge we’ve touched on in an interview. Today, we’re talking why SGI Nichiren Buddhists chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo every day.

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Episodes Mentioned:

How Connecting with People Enhanced by Self Care

Mastering Your Daily Rhythm

References:

Discussions on Youth pp. 215, 218, 220-21.

Transcript

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0:00.0	From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is Bootability.
0:06.3	The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life
0:09.6	about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.
0:24.3	The moment of truth.
0:27.7	To snooze or not to snooze.
0:33.5	Today, you hit snooze, and you hit it again, and again.
0:40.5	Before you know it, you have five minutes before you need to be out the door. You're frazzled all day,
0:45.8	never quite getting in a good rhythm. By the time you're home, you're beat. You make a frozen pizza and zone out to reality TV. Before you know it, you're falling asleep on the couch.
0:52.2	This isn't just a hypothetical to guilt you.
0:55.4	This has often been the routine that I slip into.
0:59.2	My life feels just a little out of whack,
1:01.6	but let's envision a different rhythm.
1:06.4	The moment of truth.
1:09.0	To snooze or not to snooze. Today, you pull yourself out of bed.
1:15.7	You make yourself a cup of coffee and sit down at your Buddhist altar to chant. You woke up on time
1:21.6	today, which means you have plenty of time to prepare for your day. As you chant, you think about
1:26.9	the day ahead. What are you
1:28.6	worried about? What are you looking forward to? Now that your battery is charged, you finish
1:34.5	getting ready for your day and head out of the house on time. While you still have some road
1:39.8	bumps in the day, you feel a little more prepared to handle them and bounce back.
1:45.0	You're still tired when you get home, but before you slump into the couch, you decide to sit down and chant again.
1:51.0	This time, you reflect on your day. How did things go?
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