Other religions have always been looked down on by my family, friends, and community, which has lead me to be highly uneducated about religions other than Christianity. Prior to attending this event, I had not had any type of personal experience with the Buddhist religion. My grandparents live down the road from a Buddhist temple recently built and are in amazement of their bizarre practices. Because of our ignorance of the Buddhist religion, my family has never spoken of it or other religions in a positive connotation whatsoever. Reflecting on my experience with the Nechung Oracle and my newfound educational standpoint of Buddhism has left me with a much more sympathetic and receptive position to the religion that I hope to instill within
