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Even though she met her husband through an arranged marriage, Pooja Sindhwani considers herself a modern woman. She worked in interior design in her native India for four years, and she and her husband spent a year getting to know each other before their wedding. When she followed her husband to Houston, she wasn't worried about adjusting to life in the United States.
Sindhwani still considers herself a Hindu, but the Buddhist practices she learned through Soka Gakkai have created "a shift in power and control in me," she said. It also helped her appreciate the things she has, like a supportive husband.
For Sindhwani, Buddhism and the diversity of Soka Gakkai taught her that her suffering is not unique to H-4 visa holders.
"Buddhism and spirituality came to me at a point of time when I needed that one thing in my life to depend on or hold on to," she said. "At the end of the day we have the same challenges and same troubles."
Unable To Work, Indian Immigrant Women Turn To Spiritual Practices For Comfort
Sindhwani still considers herself a Hindu, but the Buddhist practices she learned through Soka Gakkai have created "a shift in power and control in me," she said. It also helped her appreciate the things she has, like a supportive husband.
"Buddhism and spirituality came to me at a point of time when I needed that one thing in my life to depend on or hold on to," she said. "At the end of the day we have the same challenges and same troubles."
