[muawiyah]

"Eastern" influences throughout the Roman Empire came through the area we call Persia. Then, there's the interesting problem of the "Western" influences flowing out of the Roman Empire, through Persia, and on to India and China.

Although I haven't read the yoga master's book as yet, it's about time the Hindus recognized the most recent appearance of the Messiah. This book may well precipitate a flood of quite intresting shifts in Hinduism.

[D-fendr]

Yes, interesting. There may have been a great deal more cross-pollination than usually thought.