1817: All Rivers Flow to the Sea Beyond Exclusivism and Hyper-Inclusivism

Wisdom of the Sages by David Ramella

Sep 10, 202601:00:03Religion & Spirituality

Westerners who take interest in Eastern Spirituality may be reacting to elements of exclusivism found in Western religion (we're right and everyone else is wrong). The swing to the East may carry all the way to Hyper-Inc...

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