In 1996 some friends took me to the Hsi Lai Buddhist temple in Los Angeles. While we were there I saw something that changed me forever.
 
A major worldview shift is always terribly upsetting. Past beliefs collide with present experience like tectonic plates pushing against each other. The earth moves. Great cracks appear in what was thought to be solid ground. The landscape is forever changed. I’ve had a number of major worldview shifts over the years. The one I experienced at Hsi Lai was powerful. The emotion of it still washes over me from time to time.
 
Before I go further, you should know that my spiritual tradition taught me that Christianity was the only true religion. This is complicated by the fact that