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Jan 2025
9m 39s

The Three Types of Truth

MICHAEL NEILL
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There is a deeper Truth beyond, as Rumi wrote, "all ideas of right and wrong". Listen in as Michael explores the difference between personal truth, universal truth, and the Truth that cannot be spoken in words.

 

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