From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford and this is bootability.

The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.

If you're anything like me, it can be hard to admit that you might possibly, maybe be wrong.

Sometimes our ego can get in the way of our happiness and our relationships.

Today's guest, Marco Bikovic, has experienced firsthand how much your life can change when you open your mind.

Marco started practicing Buddhism as a total skeptic, but with time, chanting Namyo Hōrenge

Kyo has helped him open his heart and mind, leading to becoming someone unshakably happy,

no matter the circumstances.

Thank you. someone unshakably happy no matter the circumstances. Welcome Marco to bootability. It's great to have you here. As always, I start with just the guest introducing themselves. So if you can just tell me who you are and maybe a little bit about like your life before you encountered Buddhism.

Yes.

Thank you so much, Cass, that it's great to be here.

So my name is Marco.

I'm 31, yes. And yeah, I'm originally born and raised in Italy, you know, so it's been quite some time.

Since it was born, you know, I just had like a very loving family, very honestly.

It was just like me and my parents.

And so it was the three of us, the three musketeers, because it was like all three of us

were like three only children, right?

So the three only children like together, right?

Wow.

That's interesting, yeah.

My parents actually were originally from Yugoslavia and then when it broke up, just came to Italy.

They ran away from the war. And I remember it was just like I said, like I said, like in the

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