Honoring My Parents by Fighting for My Dreams

Buddhability

SGI-USA

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

4.9 • 603 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Amid a painful reality that can’t be changed, like a family member’s terminal disease, how can we still create hope? Today we’re discussing how tapping into our Buddhability—the limitless wisdom, courage, and compassion we each possess—can help us transform our attitude, create a beautiful life, and accomplish our dreams amid a difficult reality.

Our guest is Jonathan Cheng, of New York City, who shares how he is courageously accomplishing his dreams as a filmmaker to honor his parents and fight for their eternal happiness.

Cheat Sheet:
7:52 Why Jonathan decided to start chanting
10:26 Developing confidence in college and finding your place
13:30 Starting your first post-college job
25:28 Navigating grief at the height of COVID
31:48 Finding meaning in our struggles
39:31 Finding courage to fight for your dreams

References mentioned:
Discussions on Youth, p. 26
“Letter to the Brothers,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 499
Hope is a Decision, p. 6

Transcript

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0:00.0	From SGIUSA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is bootability.
0:12.0	The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life
0:15.8	about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.
0:29.6	Welcome to the new season, everyone.
0:36.7	I'm excited to join you guys every week with amazing guests from all over the U.S.
0:42.3	Before we get into today's episode, we have a fun weekly segment that we're launching featuring you.
0:47.1	If you were on Instagram this week, you may have seen a story on the bootability Instagram.
0:51.3	We asked you to name a show that resonates with Buddhism and why.
0:56.1	Each week, we'll pose a question for our listeners. You can answer by either DMing us on Instagram or emailing us at connect at SGI-USA.org. So what TV series did you all come up with?
1:07.1	We got a lot of great answers, but each week we're picking just two.
1:13.9	So we heard a lot of Demon Slayer.
1:17.5	One listener wrote, the theme of never giving up is central.
1:21.7	Another listener said, Anne with an E, because Anne looks for an opportunity in every difficulty.
1:29.3	And because this is our first time doing it, I'll give some honorable mentions.
1:34.3	We got Avatar the Last Airbender, Manifest, The Good Place, This Is Us, and Naruto.
1:40.3	So maybe you want to add some of these to your viewing lists. To hear next week's
1:45.9	question, hang tight until the end of the episode. Now, let's get into today's guest.
2:02.4	Reality can be harsh.
2:04.9	We all have our own ways of dealing.
2:10.4	I've been known to throw a pity party, but approaches like that don't help us change much.
2:13.5	Often, our circumstances can't immediately change.
2:18.4	We can't change the fact that we didn't get into the school we wanted, that we missed our train to work, or even that someone we love has a terminal illness. What we can do, however, is look at
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