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Part 2: Will My Problems Ever Go Away? Apr 17, 2026

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This month, we’re doing a short series about how to put the power back in your hands. Today’s episode is about the potential in your problems.

Resources:

Challenges Can Fortify Our Growth and Happiness
“What It Means to Hear the Buddha Vehicle,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 2, p. 743)
July 2020 Living Buddhism, p. 56

Interviews Included:
Moeko Fukada Teter

Marko Bajkovic
Immaculate Mutebi

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Part 1: What Can Happen When You Make Up Your Mind? Apr 10, 2026

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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 simply deciding.

Resources:
The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 35.
Discussions on Youth, new addition, p. 411.
Each Constant Contains Incredible Possibilities
Christopher Robin’s Episode: What it Took to Make My Dreams a Reality

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For Anyone Who’s Ever Been Counted Out Apr 03, 2026

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As a child, Samirah Gnangbe, lived through a civil war. From that moment on, she became someone who paved the way for others as a second-language learner and Ph.D. student in engineering. Samirah shares how she challenged herself each step of the way through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

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Resources:

Discussions on Youth, new edition,pp. 8, 25

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol 1, p. 4

Life After NCAA Basketball Wins Mar 27, 2026

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Rhonda Windham, of Los Angeles, was already an NCAA basketball champion and trailblazing WNBA General Manager beforeencountering Buddhism. She shares what practicing Buddhism taught her that all her success did not—how to look inward with unflinching honesty and lead with her heart.

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Facing The Fear of Death [March 2024] Mar 20, 2026

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It’s natural to want to look away from the inevitable reality of death but Buddhism teaches that death is an alternate phase of life and makes up a larger universal cycle. To understand death is to deepen our understanding of and appreciation for life.

Today’s guest, John Plummer, of Cold Spring, NY, shares how facing his fear of loss improved his relationships and deepened his work as a film and TV writer.

References:

The New Human Revolution, vol. 24, pp. 177–78

A Piece of Mirror and Other Essays, pp. 79, 83–84.

Leave of Grass by Walt Whitman.

“Like the Sun Rising,” Journey of Life: Selected Poems of Daisaku Ikeda

Unlocking the Mysteries of Unlocking Birth and Death, p. 104.

The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition.

The Grind: Self-Mastery and Success in Business [March 2025] Mar 13, 2026

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Chip Grossman, of Santa Monica, always thought spirituality and business were opposing goals. It wasn’t until he encountered SGI Nichiren Buddhism that he realized their deep ties. Today, Chip shares how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helped him develop the courage and strength to go after his goals and build unshakable happiness.

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Resources:
The New Human Revolution, vol. 9, pp. 272–73
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 637.
The New Human Revolution, vol. 5, pp. 27–28
The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 185-87.

My Life is Better Than I Could Have Imagined Mar 06, 2026

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Radhika Rao, of San Francisco, tried Buddhism because she was jealous of a friend’s happiness. Since then, she’s living a life beyond anything she had dreamed. Today she shares her perspective on life as a theater teaching artist and Buddhist.

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Resource:

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 748

The Flowering of Creative Life Force

The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition,pp. 165–66

Seeing Beyond My Complaints and Problems [Feb 2025] Feb 27, 2026

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Daily life throws a lot at us. When our state of life is low, it can be easy to get wrapped up in complaint. Buddhism teaches that caring for others helps us see beyond our problems, having a more expansive view of our lives with deeper appreciation and happiness.

Today’s guest, Daeseon Kim, of Queens, N.Y., shares how tying his dreams to a deeper purpose helped him move to the U.S. and advance in his career as a physical therapist.

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Resources:

Discussions on Youth, p. 336.

Feeling Hopeless About the World? Listen To This Feb 20, 2026

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How can we maintain hope for a peaceful world? Today we hear from three college students and recent graduates about how they create hope on a daily basis and practical steps we can take to create peace.

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Resources:

My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 229–39.
Winter Turns to Spring quote

Buddhability Short: How to Make Friends and Keep Them Feb 13, 2026

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Buddhability Shorts is a monthly series where we break down a Buddhist concept or common life challenge we’ve touched on in an interview. Today we’re talking about how to build friendships that last.

To ask a question about the basics of Buddhism, you can email us at connect@buddhability.org

Resource:

The science of why friendships keep us healthy
Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 37–48.

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