Laura Le

So what is the sexual morality in your version of Buddhism?

What about sex before marriage?

See, I think what a lot of Westerners get is like a California hippie interpretation of Buddhism that they want to be true.

I don't know.

And so I just think the kind of Buddhism I was introduced to when I was 15 and I was like looking for something spiritual but didn't want anything demanded of me was that kind of California Buddhism where all of the don't do that was kind of – so it's cool to know that Buddhists aren't raging hedonists.

But it's a joke, but it's also true.

So are there – did you meet different Buddhists who had different views of Buddhism?

Did you read the works of Buddha, his writings?

Is he the first Buddha?

Oh, I'm glad she doesn't look like...

The Buddha, I imagine.

Is there one?

Yeah.

Is she Vietnamese?

All right, cool.

Okay, when you were meditating and saying these mantras, what was the point?

Because I think if you would ask a Christian, like, why are you praying?

They might say any number of things.

They might say, I'm giving adoration to God, or I'm repenting of my sins, or I'm requesting that he grant me certain things.

What was the point of your meditation?