Seongjae Choi, of Alabama, wondered “why me?” when his peers were landing jobs and he was being ghosted by potential employers. With a strict deadline for his visa, he was determined to land a job in time. Today he tells the story of how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo gave him the ability to keep going and find meaning in his struggle.
Cheat Sheet:
02:44 Studying abroad as a child
08:11 Understanding Buddhism through his Mom
13:10 Changing directions
15:36 Finding a Buddhist community in Wisconsin
21:59 Struggling to find his path
27:53 Hundreds of job applications
33:32 Hitting 1,000 applications
40:15 The turning point
48:34 Steady efforts are the key
53:59 When your prayers aren’t answered (yet)