Part 3: How Can I Change the World?
Buddhability
SGI-USA
4.9 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
RSVP for Buddhability Live on Monday, April 27th
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 connection and mutually encouraging relationships.
Resources:
Want to Be Happy? Help Other People
Awakening to the Interconnectedness of Life
Toward an Era of Human Rights: Building a People’s Movement
Cam’s Interview: How Connecting With People Enhanced My Self Care
Eddie’s Interview: Can One Person Really Change the World?
Reach out to us at connect@buddhability.org to get connected with a Buddhability community near you.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, we've got an exciting announcement. This coming Monday, April 27th, we're doing our first ever live episode. |
| 0:10.0 | We're recording at our Buddhist community center here in Manhattan. So if you're in the tri-state area, please come and check it out. |
| 0:17.6 | We've got three incredible guests, and there's an opportunity to check out the center |
| 0:22.1 | and mingle afterward. |
| 0:23.9 | You just need to RSVP through the link that's in the episode description of today's episode. |
| 0:29.1 | You can also email us if you have any questions at connect at bootability.org. |
| 0:35.5 | And if you're not on the East Coast, don't worry. |
| 0:37.7 | You'll be seeing the episode in your feed a few weeks from now. |
| 0:41.7 | All right, here's this week's episode. |
| 0:46.5 | From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford and this is bootability. |
| 0:52.3 | 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. |
| 1:05.0 | Your workplace is rough. Your manager is stressed and taking it out on your team. |
| 1:13.6 | Some of your coworkers are checked out and so they're leaving you to pick up the slack. |
| 1:19.6 | Others are just as stressed as you, but feel like there's not much they can do but just keep chugging along. |
| 1:25.6 | Fortunately, you practice nature in Buddhism, and you listened to the first two parts of this series. |
| 1:33.3 | So you know that your life contains limitless potential when you decide to bring it out. |
| 1:40.3 | You learned that you're not doomed to misery if you have problems, but instead that those problems can be fuel for your growth and creating a solution that's better than you could have imagined. |
| 1:53.0 | As you think about your awful work situation, you wonder, how can I change this? And so you chant about it. You decide to start by building |
| 2:03.1 | stronger relationships and bonds of trust with your coworkers. As some of them start to feel |
| 2:08.6 | more encouraged based on your conversations, they start encouraging each other. Before you know it, |
| 2:15.5 | your work environment has become so much lighter, and even your |
| 2:19.3 | stressed out manager is feeling inspired by everyone's attitude. This might sound like a fantasy, |
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