“When I was younger, maybe 12 or 13 years old, I always went to the temple with my family. I followed my father and my mother, it was my culture. I enjoyed the big family at the temple. After High School I became a nun, and I realized I am…
“I had experienced Buddhism while I was in the Navy. I had a girlfriend in Japan and went to some temples there. It always stayed in the back of my mind. When I was a youth, there was no religion in my house, and when I got married, my wife…
“When I was a child we didn’t have enough food, so my parents argued every day. Whenever I left our house, I felt light and happy, but as soon as I returned I felt very heavy because of all the arguing. Twice a month, we went to the temple. At the…
