My paternal grandparents were Catholics, so they had their own tradition of prayer. My father eventually got into Tibetan Buddhism and many other schools of Buddhism. I’ve read many scriptures, but always as operation manuals—things to practice with my body and life rather than simply studying intellectually. In that sense, I feel these ancestral practices come alive when I do them; I’m embodying the spirit of my ancestors.

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