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.    Today’s episode is also available in video format here.   References: The New Human Revolution, vol 1, pp. 173-4. Living Buddhism, June 2024, p. 5. The New Human Revolution, vol 30, Ch. 4.   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   If you’d like to get connected with your local Buddhability community, contact us at [email protected]   Instagram: @buddhability