On Wednesday at 4 the babysitter came so I could go to the Sunstone welcome dinner and the talk Reza Azlan gave. He was amazing! My favorite part of his talk was when he compared religion to a well. It’s just a well to get to the water of spiritual transcendence and connection. Also, the well is made up of metaphors and rituals we use to express our transcendence and connection to ourselves and each other. He tries to educate his children so they are fluent in all religious language and does not care what well they choose as long as they drink water.
I also enjoyed the dinner. Normally I get anxious about social situations, but honestly I am so spiritually confused and desperate to connect over that confusion, I threw it all to the wind and just talked to whoever was at my table. They were all interesting, delightful people.