Sometimes we may wish the people around us were different. Today’s guest, Brigid Perry of Boston, shares how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo honestly about her feelings toward her family helped her make a fundamental shift in the way she views them.
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Cheat Sheet
02:05 Brigid joins her sister at a Buddhist meeting
07:45 Her brother comes home due to illness
13:00 Wishing her family would change so life would be easier
21:30 How Buddhist study helped her shift her perspective
26:20 Seeing her brother in a new light
33:15 Chanting to cherish her family just as they are
39:10 A once unimaginable family moment
References mentioned:
- The New Human Revolution, vol 1, pp. 173-4.
- Living Buddhism, June 2024, p. 5.
- The New Human Revolution, vol 30, Ch. 4.