Meaning, he declared, is a matter of connections. And, if something is connected to everyone and everything, it would be supremely meaning-full. Upon leaving the convent, she said, she had lived in a state of what she could describe only as grief, coupled with a complete lack of knowledge about how to live outside the convent. Eventually she found herself working in television, doing religious shows and looking at other faiths. She has learned some interesting things.
Religion is natural to human beings.
We need devices that remind us of significance in life. Humans are looking for the sacred dimension, which is ineffable, must be cultivated by opening ourselves to other ways of seeing and thinking, and must be found by learning to get beyond self-consciousness, she said. One way she found to do that was to immerse herself in theology, she added. Despite their differences, all faiths emphasize compassion, a respect for the sacredness of other people, she said. By pouring out love on the 'other', one can get intimations of holiness.