In April, I attended the Federation of Dharma School Teachers’ League (FDSTL) annual conference at the Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple. Noticing that I was one of the few non-Japanese and Japanese Americans there, another attendee asked me what kept me coming back to my temple, the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples. Although I cannot recall exactly how I replied, this question has rattled around in my head ever since. At the conference, we Dharma School teachers discussed how to grow our...