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🗓️ 28 March 2025
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With college decisions trickling in, we're airing a rerun of a May 2024 episode about college rejections.
When Ashley Park didn’t get into her first choice colleges, she was stuck in New York City balancing a jam-packed schedule. Buddhism teaches that everything moves in the direction of our happiness when we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. With that in mind, Ashley knew there must be a reason and used her Buddhist practice to discover it. Today, we discuss how winning in every area of your life leads to your ultimate growth and happiness.
References:
Discussions on Youth
Aug. 14, 1998, World Tribune, p. 9.
Cheat Sheet:
03:55 Why Ashley started practicing Buddhism at age 16
16:29 Tackling doubt after college rejections
35:27 Buddhism is about winning
40:00 How she landed the perfect job
47:37 Why her path was exactly what she needed to become happy
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0:00.0 | Hey everyone, Cassidy here. With college decisions rolling in for many people, we're re-airing an |
0:07.5 | episode from last year about college rejections. We hope that the episode is timely and encouraging |
0:14.4 | for anyone struggling to figure out what's next. Hope you enjoy. |
0:26.9 | From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is Budability. |
0:32.4 | 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. |
0:42.3 | One. change our lives and the world around us. Sometimes when I wake up, I just roll back over. |
0:45.3 | I don't want to think about the full day ahead. |
0:47.3 | I might dream of a totally empty schedule. |
0:51.3 | But when that open time comes, after maybe a day or two, I start to feel restless. |
0:58.1 | Of course, rest is important, but Buddhism teaches us how to make the most of every moment, |
1:04.1 | regardless of our schedule. Through chanting Namyo hō-hō-hō-hō-hō-hury-a-kiao, we tap into our |
1:09.0 | bootability, which is the limitless wisdom, |
1:11.4 | courage, and compassion inherent in all life, including ours. |
1:16.2 | As I chant about how to spend my time, I can start to see my capacity very clearly, so |
1:21.7 | it's much easier to make the most out of my time. |
1:25.2 | Whether it's taking an evening to catch up on a TV show or hitting the |
1:29.5 | gym with a friend. Because it's all about perspective, we asked you to name something you appreciate |
1:35.1 | about having a full schedule. Many of you enjoy being busy because it makes you feel like you're |
1:41.2 | making the most out of your time, and you're never bored. |
1:51.1 | One person's comment in particular stood out. They said, nearly each calendar item is a person who I may not otherwise have been able to meet. I really love that reminder. Each thing that's |
1:57.7 | on my calendar has meaning to me. And if we don't have a why for everything on our calendar, we can chant Namil Hōrenge |
2:05.7 | Kyo to see the purpose. And if you're anything like today's guest, you could find that |
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