As long as Jane can remember she has been practicing Buddhism and it was often times a pillar in her life along with her families in time of need or struggle. To Jane, the core principles of Buddhism all lie within oneself and the family. She explained to me that when she says oneself she does not only mean the life that she is currently living. Buddhism is based on the idea of reincarnation. The idea that once an individual dies they come back onto this earth either in a better or worse form than they currently are. A better form of being coming back as a human with more wealth, better health, or a variety of other things, while worse form could be coming back as an animal or bug. The actions taken on this earth dictate how her next life
