Eckankar (religion of the light and sound of God) is a global new religious movement based on the principles of karma and reincarnation is based. It was written by Paul Twitchell 1965 as a “science of mind travel”. The current spiritual leader is Harold Klemp.

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1st Teaching

1.1. The foundations of Eckankar

Eckankar The name is derived from the Sanskrit (Punjabi dialect: Ek-om-kar: There is one and only one God; Sada sada Ik Ekangkar: Ekangkar However, it is that there always has been). In Sanskrit ek is the syllable for 1 and is used as a synonym for the holy spirit [hindi: prana, chin: chi]. For the Trial symbol means it simply: People of God.

From a theological perspective is Eckankar in relation to the known world religions, Buddhism, Hinduism and Yoga sikhistic of sound and light on the next. Specific are also significant influences from the Radhasoami-way discernible. That means not believe in times as a human being, then as an animal or insect, and then back to incarnate as a human being, but that the soul over the age in a succession of evolutionary incarnations of the group gradually awareness of the minerals on the evolution and the people until bodiless essence of pure love unfolds.

In the tradition of Monoismus also teaches Eckankar the identity of Advaita (Not dual), the Assumption that the more these people achieve spiritual condition, the more creative forces in the universe are free and the evolution of nature and society benefit. Another goal of the Eckists is the so-called God Realisation, which he is the soul of the perfect awareness in the presence of God will allow.

Within the Sant Mat were Guru Nanak and Kabir (15./16.Jh.) As a precursor of this path of the Masters. Sant Kirpal Singh later, the principles of the master and the audible sound power (Bani / Shabd Dhun) as the highest expression of the deity (Sugmad) taught. The power of sound, which initially the mental and then the material world into being called, returns to the statement of the doctrine monoistc repeatedly to the source, God, and can be used as light in the eye or a third inner sound perceived. It is as Bani name for the inside during the silence audible and visible sound used. Light and sound inside Eckists therefore have a very high importance.

Paul Twitchell, the founder of the movement assumed that the human race is always a spiritual leader has had the same secular religion under which each of these living masters served. Therefore Twitchell was also former spiritual leader in his teachings. A living master, as Twitchell, always had the task of teaching to the needs of the time. He wore him from all available sources contents, which he assumed that they represent a Ur-religion, scattered in different ways again. After training at various, sometimes even controversial teachers published Twitchell his knowledge and even appeared as a living Eck masters. His current successor Harold Klemp fits this doctrine also to the social and spiritual realities of the current time.

1.2. The importance of the soul

Eckists believe that the soul is immortal, and the true identity of each person. The soul is the opinion of Eckankar spark an eternal God, who exist because God loves him, in this world has been sent to spiritual experience. The soul is therefore on a journey to self-realization and God very much life, and spiritual development can be determined by conscious contact with the Holy Spirit be accelerated. Spiritual experience and karmic relief after the statement of Eckankar in -This life for all people accessible.

1.3. The importance of negative force

In Eckankar, the so-called negative force an important role in the training and perfection of the soul granted. The dualistic universe that according to the Eckists the physical world and the different energy body with astral world (emotional level), causal level (cause and effect / karma), and Mental plane (mind, poetry, morality) of the people, has God (Sugmad ) a ruler installed (Kal Niranjan), which had the task of the soul to employ as long as until the conditions of this so-called lower levels, and to recognize the universal search for the self and the pure love of God beyond the extremes of right and wrong , day and night, life and death to way of happiness. To serve the living masters as a guide, but not the task Kal Niranjan had to wrest the souls or to rescue them, but only available to souls who are on the look the way back to God.

Insofar demonised Eckankar neither faith nor renunciation of sin, it is within this category of religion simply not. The social and moral values of a society are considered useful And useful to the coexistence rules, but to a God experience needed to reach the soul from the clutches of the Kal and liberate the soul recognize and human evaluation by morality and religion free. To conclude itself as a religion with Eckankar. This was the highest individual ethics required, as the negative force always try the soul with dualistic concepts, mental battles, discussions, emotional suffering or joy or karmic complexities to purify. The negative force is thus not fought since it is made by divine principle only natural to be used to man his true identity as the soul of every possible distraction to hide.

1.4. Goals

Eckankar believes the earthly life is a valuable experience for the soul, with respect and promoting the creative talents should be served. Followers of Eckankar assume that it is already after two years of intensive practice in everyday life can be a re-incarnation of loving physical and prudent behavior unnecessarily and so make a conscious employees God in the Hereafter, or voluntarily here on Earth To be. Employees are God’s view, the goal of Eckankar every soul that through all age, and, through a variety of incarnations to develop conscious soul. The roles of God as employees were primarily due to the fact of creation with their individual talents to serve. This could be creative, teaching or quasi-administrative tasks in the order of the Worlds. The writer Michael Newton describes in his book The journeys of the soul, for example, the role of angels, the deceased after their transition and help them to recognize what tasks they have to wait. The book was currently living masters of the followers of Eckankar.

The way to a staff of God [God] as the work of God[like Opus Di] should Others Consist of low human feelings such as anger, greed, lust, vanity and fear vzdržijo and himself, and the creation of larger compared with love and humility to meet. A shift away from the world or a Mission was this just serve as high intellectual achievements or an office in Eckankar. In the press statement by Eckankar Germany statement that the members according to the highest standards should live: total awareness, responsibility and divine love. Self-responsibility and the divine Love to live in everyday life should be of central importance in his life. The lesson is gnostic, however, evaluates the physical existence is not.

After a long spiritual practice and observation of their own dreams, the Eckist recognize that he has the ability to be a human soul with self exercise, not more as a human being, who has a soul. This recognition by the “Transendation”-go out} the human aspects of physical self, the emotion, and intuition causality is Eckankar self-realization. Insofar Eckists also identify themselves not primarily with human questions of guilt and sin, or the physical, emotional, mental or social conditions of everyday life, but with the soul as an expression of divine love and the loving work as a human being in an environment created by God, in the other souls learn.

The everyday tasks in the dual universe received as a kind of “utility function”, by a soul, the true self, according to the Eckisten, learns himself as a divine spark with individual talents and experience to recognize. This special form of awareness of enlargement will also Eckists soul travel.

Another aspect of the soul, and a great travel destination in Eckankar is closely related to the reincarnation theory related and includes the so-called out from body experience, in which the soul of the physical body, either temporarily during the life or the physical death leaves. This form of soul travel is the opinion of Eckankar out from body the conscious experience. Your briefing was at the beginning of the publication in the sixties by Paul Twitchell central to the scriptures. The universal art of the soul journey has more personal experience of individuals in ordinary life to do than with studying and writing extensive meditation or asceticism.

1.5. The living masters

According Eckankar are Eck masters spiritual masters, the people in their spiritual study and travel help, and to protect the inner layers. In each living Eck masters, the role of a guide assigned. A guru worship of the outer man as champions within the organization strictly rejected. The spiritual leadership in Eckankar is not automatically a lifelong position. Within the organization, the spiritual and administrative leadership separately occupied. Administration and the Administration Organization of a so-called president of the organization, Peter Skelskey currently in the United States at the headquarters of the organization. The so-called “Eck masters” include Eckankar according to a long line ofgod realistic souls who are responsible, who accompanied with spiritual freedom (quotation: Eck-Glossary, The Spiritual Exercises of Eck 1997).

Eckankar cites a variety z.T. Famous personalities, each of the signs of the Holy Spirit (corner) of their time to be had, for example Jetsüm Milarepa, Epictetus, Omar Khayyam, Jesus of Nazareth, Pythagoras of Samos, Ramamurta or Socrates. A complete list of these masters does not exist. It is irrelevant after Eckankar under which religion in their time served. The successor of Paul Twitchell as a living master was Darwin Gross, a US-Americans after only two years of membership and also training recently from 1971 to 1981 spiritual leader of Eckankar. 1981, his office made available and Eckankar had to leave when he began to publicly against Eckankar. After some legal disputes 1983 he was awarded in 1984 by his successor, the title of a master Eck denied and he was excluded from Eckankar. He now heads the Community A.T.O.M. (Ancient Teachings Of The Masters).

Harold Klemp, the current champion Eck grew up in Wisconsin USA, where he studied theology. He was Air Force soldier in Japan, when he heard of Eckankar. In 1981, he became the 973rd Living master and spiritual leader of Eckankar appointed. Since then, Harold Klemp about 70 books and a series of annual rate with monthly letters written to the members and some 50 videotapes of his lectures produced. In the United States, the lectures regularly in regional TV individual states repeatedly. From that all course materials are letters and 11 of his books and 9 books by Paul Twitchell in German.

The decision as to who their next corner champion will take no physical body. Since Eckists outer body practice experience, they are in such important decisions are no longer alone on the mind, but also to super sensible communications beyond the physical perception. The major form of spiritual leadership Eckists however, confess to the internal management of every human being. This is Eckankar Mahanta, and the higher your own self. During the Eck masters spiritual connections to everyday situations -Showing situations, it is the Eckisten themselves, in the inner dialogue with the Mahanta through the spiritual exercises of Eck, for the right conclusions to be drawn. The title of the Mahanta also appointed some of the basic exterior champion. Harold Klemp is one of the living masters, and thus also the Mahanta this time.

In his writings Eckankar stressed, however, that the importance of the outer champion for the progress of the believer is often overstated. Although the divine principle is always one (or more) living in the physical universe representatives est to the individual on the path to People of God to bring the true religion could only inside but, in dialogue with the internal champions practiced. This is also the reason, because as an organization whose Eckankar no position on mental conflicts in religious matters. The doctrine provides the outer champion and his actions, and ultimately the entire organization is not as crucial for the progress of the individual believer, as a religion never to a divine awareness leads without the inner and personal devotion to the divine. 1.6. The spiritual practice of Eckankar

It is recommended between 5 and 30 minutes, one to two times daily kontemplieren, that the attention in silence gently on the third eye, and for example, to recite a mantra. Unlike meditation, in which the student tries to empty his mind, is the goal of contemplation one for the western people getting easier viewing of a gentle affirmation, a holy mantra, or a thing / person he loves. The posture will be required, nor how the time of day.

The spiritual practice of Eckists consists of an intuitive and volunteered to combine range of spiritual exercises. These include:

• The writing on the dreams of self-reflection
• The singing of mantras HU (gespr.: Hjuuuu), semi-loud or quiet as a love song to God
• The singing of a personal mantras
• The blessing of the day in the name of God or of the higher inner self
• The consideration of loving others as annoying soul that just learns
• The use of affirmations
• The reading of the Scriptures by Eck (Shariyat Ki Sugmad), alone or with other Eckists

• The practice outer body experience in the company of the inner master

During the roundtable discussions, workshops or worship of Eckankar is primarily the HU to conform sung (approximately one to two minutes). But you can still be simple. After the issue was briefly presented, is usually an open conversation, in which we can participate. There is nobody queried or a sermon. When the conversation continues, come quotations or spiritual parables from the corner masters to use, although it is often easier to own experiences to say. At church services is the introduction little longer. When workshops are also sometimes small groups and discussed. At the conclusion of the event, which usually one to one and a half hours, will once again briefly shared the “HU”. Other books than the Eck masters are not used but you can also tell from his religion.

2nd The values

2.1. General

In the official statements by Eckankar describes that the Eckist a responsible life full of sympathy should lead, while his attention on the worlds of God holds addressed. He should own the maintenance themselves deserve. The Eckist should serve the society and the obligations to himself, his family, his employer and his country. Eckists be within the laws of human action. Eckankar life practise are no specific instructions, and there are no specific social or social values, such as Eckankar not even with a sexual practice as a means to enlightenment seized and no vegetarian diet expected. The Eckistsis free to see it to behave, and his fate on the basis of established foundations themselves.

The essential basis of the doctrine of karma assumes that the individual souls of the conditions for their present lives through their past actions themselves have even one for the design of this current circumstances was responsible. In particular, fatalism in any form of Eckankar rejected.

2.2. Way of life and ethics

Eckists maintain no communist lifestyle. Social isolation, or social life of Eckankar rejected. A uniform clothing, certain detection characteristics or certain headwear not exist.

From the use of tobacco and alcohol is discouraged. Eckankar centers are smoke-free zones. The use of drugs is seen as a retrograde step in the development of spiritual view, and it is strongly discouraged. For use of drugs Eckankar says nothing, in particular, there are no rules certain substances, despite a doctor to avoid them. Topics such as nutrition, or the choice of doctors is not covered by the doctrine. Eckankar sees life as a gift of God and suicide is a violation of the spiritual laws.

Issues like abortion, divorce, sexual orientation or the right to die will be considered as an individual decision, and as a religion Eckankar takes no position to do so. Military service is a matter of individual decision seen. Many Eckists serve in the armed forces or are veterans. It is recommended Friday Eckists experienced fast.

This may, on a voluntary basis, a so-called mental fasting carried out in the drawn more attention to God and the Holy Spirit directed and light fare will be used.

It is responsible in each of Eckankar expected that he accurately pointed respects his personal or professional interests incompatible with the exercise of his office to join, and members not to pause for Eckankar time, money or material to donate. When it comes to expenses, it only on a voluntary basis.

2.3. Handling rules

The spiritual laws of Eck are published as a manual and include a number of universal rules and perceptions, the Eckists encouraged. Eckankar Within the organization, there is no instance or agreement, after the observance of these laws observed violations monitored or punished. It is the maxim of the perfect self-responsibility, both within and outside the organization. Only for the internal arrangement of the association’s organization has a hierarchical order, according to the responsible Eckisten public presentations and events with certain minimum requirements in relation to the teaching adapt.

2.4. Relationship to other religions

According to testimony of Eckankar respected spiritual Eckankar the important role of other religions and missioniert not with the aim to convert believers. It is expected that members of Eckankar faith and respect the freedom of others when religious matters discussed. An intensive mixing with other religions issues during the meetings is friendly but determined by the respective heads blocked.

Eckankar refers in his teachings on a number of other religions and different contents of the lessons without open to nominate. In the 5th_ies was Paul Twitchell according to their own figures member of many spiritual movements. With a series of articles in the Mystic World “(the official magazine for members), and his public lectures Harold Klemp confirmed that the founder of Eckankar including a follower of Swami Premananda, Kirpal Singh and L. Ron Hubbard had been. Some time had one of the official side, always denied that Twitchell each with one of these teachers, in conjunction stand. Certain statements by Ron Hubbard, the piquant way this is not even invented, used

Twitchell subscribers later in his books for Eckankar. His organization Twitchell but left five years before he founded Eckankar because he destructive nature of the motion is detected. His work as a press spokesman for the early Scientology movement and the text was compared in the past, mainly by individual cult officers of the official churches but as an occasion to later founded Eckankar Scientologist, in conjunction with bringing in “dubious” parallels to say.

Indeed it is from these parallels to the text of philosophical axioms without reference to totalitarian content and a few sentences to the essence of time, energy and objectivity, Hubbard from the theosophical directions taken by Twitchell had published in a letter to his wife of 22 . February 1963 were used (text comparison here). The subsequent organization of Eckankar (Twitchell founded the movement in 1965) has no connection with Scientology (See more on sect reports).

The ideological parallels to relate to Scientology

• Adoption of the reincarnation with the aim of completing as an individual • Adjusting to an eastern world view and ethics on Western conditions, without that members must leave their religion
• The doctrine of karma and explicit emphasis on personal responsibility
• The condemnation of drugs
• out from body mediated experience as a practice.

Scientology dissociates itself from Eckankar and sees the organization as an enemy. Conversely distances itself from the current leader Eckankar, Harold Klemp, in his writings of all forms of totalitarian influence in humans. The movement has much more in common with other Far Eastern routes:

The ideological parallels to relate to Radhasoami

• The close relationship to the theological Sikhism
• The rejection of the caste system and the pantheon of Hinduism
• The doctrine of karma, and the belief in reincarnation
• the sequence of “living masters” (Sant Satgurus) – somewhat similar to the succession of popes in Catholicism

• The placement of different meditation techniques
• the belief that man of body, mind and soul, but the soul is immortal
• The rejection of any alcohol and narcotics.

The Radhasoami-way differs from Eckankar by his guru-worship, the vegetarian way of life, the view that man is a microcosmic image of the entire creation and represents the restriction worldly possessions to a minimum.

The ideological parallels to relate to Hinduism

• The law of cause and effect, even in the spiritual area (karma)
• Adoption of the reincarnation with the aim of completing as an individual
• humans and animals through a soul Yugas called the World Age
• There is no figure as founder in Christianity about Jesus or Buddha in Buddhism
• There is no completed font collection, which is exclusive or as a completely valid
• There is similar to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti individual “deities”
For the different levels of heaven.

• Every believer is the direct dealings with God possible
• There are a number of spiritual leaders, the doctrine of the
Circumstances of each environment.
• The path of yoga by the sound and light (not the whole system) can be found at
Eckankar as the principle of light and sound.

Hinduism differs from Eckankar by the caste system and the sometimes conflicting directions, resulting from traditions and conceptions of God as a separate religions, Hinduism views. The spiritual leader, the guru in Hinduism unlike in Eckankar personally revered. Also in Eckankar the various rulers of celestial worlds is not worshipped as deities; within Eckankar this only comes the role of a staff of God. The soul is in Hinduism unlike in Eckankar no personal attributed Eckankar during the essence of the soul of the experience from all incarnations attributed. Life Hands writes Hindu women the main task as a mother and a widow expects the man, even after he died to remain faithful. Handicapped by many Hindi families in India are still violated,

Because you are ashamed of their bad karma. This, in conjunction with the vision of patriarchy of Hinduism, the two differ considerably from each other ways.

The ideological parallels to relate to Buddhism

• the goal wisdom, understanding and love to develop
• The doctrine of reincarnation and the law of karma
• a kind of meditation, in which one’s own meditative show an understanding of nature
Of one’s own mind and the nature of all things produces (contemplation)
• the allocation of income levels in 5 areas (cf. aggregate)
• The warning against blind to the man and requesting that arises Teaching
Not dogmatic to follow (self-responsibility of the people).
• Recognizing that his suffering caused by greed, hatred and loyalty (anger)
• Recognizing that the way out of the passion on the Notice of
Simple ethical rules leads (cf. 8X path as rad)

• a way of the middle, which eschews all extremes in order not to create more karma .

Buddhism is different from Eckankar by its negation of the individual soul and constant unit, which also could be reborn, and the target of ascetic lifestyle (cf. Buddhist Silas). The name of liberation karmic conditions, as enlightenment in Buddhism (Eckankar “self-realization”). Through his subsequent separation into different schools, some of them Established their own interpretations, learned Buddhism, unlike Eckankar also in long tradition of polytheistic faith practice.

Although Eckankar a natural relationship to OBE (out of body experience), is of the occult groups practised astral projection without the accompaniment of the inner master discouraged. The existing in this field energies and enable entities, according to Eckankar no direct divine experience. Eckankar also differs from spiritistic communities by any interference with transcendental forces in the lives of others rejected. This includes Reiki healings or Truthness using cards. It is not the goal of using Eckankar magic-

rituals or drugs or through excessive mediation in contact with the deceased to come. Magic, whether white or black, and the areas of occult practices are not part of Eckankar. Eckankar also rejects any manipulation of the eye and ear passages to the inner experience of viewing.

Eckankar assumes that every religion a certain state of consciousness, whose family is in the same religion to the right place. As Eckankar their own way, however, for the way with the broadest possible keeps unfolding, other religions as awareness states with fewer high vibration. It is in the daily practice of Eckankar attention, this does not devalue them. It is the principle: Everything is in its right place, who is no longer comfortable where he is, by itself will begin another way to search.

While from the point of view of one Eckankar tolerance in the sense of laissez result, in this way, the other, the other religions in their own unit review of religions inserted – a perspective that many religions, eg Judaism, Christianity and Islam, decided not divide. From the perspective of Eckankar, in the early years, for example, that A Christian Eckist, and initially included Christian. He may also named after a long stay indefinitely, it would, over time more and more of the world views and religious practice his religion desist earlier. Nevertheless, especially when family conflicts threaten, Eckankar not expected that the previous way he officially announced. However, it is then only to external church membership in the previous religion, and the world view of Eckankar is the traditional theology of Christianity, Judaism and Islam is not compatible.

3rd Organization

Eckankar operates in the United States at the headquarters in Minneapolis with a larger area being a temple, a chapel and administrative centre. Other buildings are long term. In 48 US states, and on all continents except for the territory of the former Soviet Union and strictly Muslim countries will maintain their own national organizations. Eckankar is in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Holland and France by study groups and centers in rented premises. An own church or a management-owned exist

in Europe.

The world’s largest town in Nigeria (local link). State President Olusegun Obasanjo, etc. About 15 years president of the international anti-Corrruptions Organisation Transparency International and candidate for the post of UN Secretary General was supported Eckankar few years. The former Resa (regional director) of Eckankar, the religion to the country’s third largest after Christianity and Islam and a college named after Harold Klemp. After studying the book of Ford Johnson “Confessions of a God/ Seeker” (link below), he left Eckankar.

The living master shall, in accordance with its own value is not great to be revered personally or for the external organization of teaching in massive social / societal context missionize. Above all, the Regional ECK-Spiritual helpers (RESA) is the ECK-clerics for the supervision of Eckankar activities in the transferred him or her state (s), province (s) or country (countries). He or she is an organization of volunteers, regional and local activities coordinated. The aim is the organizational and substantive errors from the founding period of Eckankar avoided. However,

Today these are no longer communicates internally, which in some Eckists leads to irritation (see criticism).

Eck Center in Germany:
In Germany, Eckankar has a registered association with headquarters in Munich ECKANKAR Non study groups Deutschland eV [PR 8888]. Here, the organization has 29 regional centres, and some regional study groups.

Eck Center in Switzerland:
In Switzerland: Eckankar Society Switzerland, Zurich. Also organized as an association, as in Switzerland for all non-religious country church communities usual. Here are 7 regional centres.

Eck Center in Austria:
In Austria: Austria Eckankar, community for spiritual development – registered, non-profit association, Vienna. There are 11 regional centres.

3.1. Money

Eckankar is financed based on donations and receives no church tax. All activities outside the headquarters in the USA are volunteers organized a commitment to the team members is not. The self-administration of Eckankar is

Organized on three levels:

• International: The spiritual center is located in Minneapolis, (Minnesota, USA), it collects an annual membership fee. Members who are in financial difficulty, that at the request without giving any reasons, in whole or in part. In the center are full time employees in the administration and also the spiritual leader of Eckankar itself, and the administrative leadership received with the knowledge of the members officially salaries from the donation receipts of the organization.

• National: National voluntary organizations maintain the infrastructure for the national public relations. For the member of Eckankar is the candidate for this association is not compulsory.

• Regional: The regional centers are organs of the association and are financially self-government. The members in a Centers are responsible for room rental, regional public relations and the organization of interview rounds or religious services. The regional events are for members and visitors free of charge.

3.2. Membership

For the membership of Eckankar is that the membership is only for one year is possible and then automatically expire. If someone wants to continue to be a member, it must be renewed annually and decide which requested donation of 120, – $ (individual) or 150, – $ (families) for the next academic year (or for economic reasons, a lower contribution) transfer itself. There is no withdrawal procedures.

3.3. Public relations and headlines

Eckankar provides in its centers rounds of talks with spiritual themes of everyday life and that advertises in regional ad leaves and esoteric journals. There will also be workshops offered in public places and books on esoteric stalls fairs. In bookstores or drugstores are isolated programs. For the advertising in cinemas is the regional centers, a German promotional spot made available. An aggressive public relations or an increased incidence in the media is not discernible. Fundraising will market as a means of communication or for the financing rejected.

In addition to local events organized Eckankar

In Europe, an annual major events. On this occasion gather around 1000 Eckisten from all over Europe every year and keep changing locations workshops, lectures, or visit the discussion rounds. For children of Eckists consist own, customized educational programs, the child’s questions about God and the meaning of life should be sensitively. Interested parties are encouraged to ask a monthly newsletter that is sent by e-mail only (earlier example).

3.4. Criticism

Association tent, there are former members of the negative experience of Eckankar report. Allegations of these people are mainly:

• the assertion of a line of online Eck masters without evidence
• lack of financial transparency in the organization
• Lack of ability criticism of the organization
• only making holy claim that relations with outside friends
And members of difficult when it derives an elitist appearance
• the non-marking of text takeovers of Twitchell in his first books
With the presentation, the Scriptures via inner vision to have received,spiritual,

, dogmatic attitude
Of the master, it is in the interpretation of the word of God is not justified.

Besides outside of Eckankar known personalities, will also Eckankar Eck master list, which critics assume that they are inventions Paul Twitchell, which actually never existed. So e.g. Sri also Gakko, about six million years the true teachings of the Venus (more accurately the city Retz on Venus) have brought. As Eckankar the soul, even without physical body as individual beings and assumes that God is always a people in the physical universe had, this debate – at least in the view of Eckankars – not in the scientific sense leading. A number of members of the movement ECKANKAR was with the appointment of Darwin as a big Eck masters because of his training shortly disagree, and then left the movement in the eighties of the last century.

Financially renounced Eckankar to any obligation or debit to the members for the payment of money. Each member must decide each year -

Whether and how much it would like to donate and whether it is regionally financially. An internal influence of members for donations is not explicitly requested, and would be part of the organization not covered. The donations calls for the building construction in the United States are transparent and members go since the mid-nineties information on the status of donations for the current project.

Criticism of the organization can be presented and will be privately discussed. Eckankar discussed its internal affairs generally not public, and each member is free, its only route itself, through correspondence study and the spiritual exercises of the corner without contact with the outside organization to go. This was for real development in the interior even better way. Contact with other Eckisten or elitist behavior and strict participation in the organization is not conducive, Eckankar, on the way to God to make progress. It was the fulfilment of clear rules in public for Eckisten involved in the organization on behalf of Eckankar and otherwise help want a fulfilling life in the midst of their society, in which the Eckist lives. These included tolerance and compassion, but not vanity, or the arrest peskiness

To mental struggles.

David C. Lane showed 1983 in the USA, that Paul Twitchell in the years 1962 to 1967 large parts in 5 of his 10 books – often including linguistic errors – from the Sant Mat basic work “The Path of the Masters” by Julian P. Johnson had depreciated and the names of the masters called by the universal synonym “Mahanta” replaced, but without this source to call (text comparison of the original versions). Also he found no evidence of Twitchells study trips to India or the Masters, which Twitchell in his outer body experiences have wanted. The fact that the religion from a variety of other ways has been collected, of Eckankar himself emphasized. Lane defines a Ur-religion but mainly copyrighted and the integrity of Eckankar massively in question. Not least criticized Lane, the Twitchell with Eckankar his own and the livelihood of his wife earns. Above all, but the accusation of plagiarism has Eckankar in the Eighties considerably shaken.

Lane waived in his religion scientific work on any substantive or spiritual look at the teachings of Eckankar, as such, and to the Consideration of the other, even drawn-looking statements by Paul Twitchell. A comparative viewing of theological development and accumulation of material recognised in other religions or substantive links between known routes can be found at Lane also not, although this college professor of philosophy and comparative religion. Among religious scholars are aware that many major religions large parts of their writings from anonymous sources and often no references in their works. Critics here have pointed out that some sources Twitchells were no anonymous and that the modern copyright for certain sources of Paul Twitchell would have been perfectly valid. Lanes criticism covered in the sequence is also the attitude of the Klemp proven copies of the founder of Eckankar. The issues raised have compared Twitchell or organisation, however, no legal dispute.

Earlier this century, Klemp, the former confidante and longtime Ford Eckist Johnson in his book “Confessions of a God Seeker” the allegations on the basis Lanes David research found and confirmed. He criticizes in his book including from the perspective of Eckankar more metaphysically

To-understand statements of teaching in the basic texts of impending disaster in a departure from the true teachings as not loving. Eckankar understands this text passages, and the reports of soul traveling with enormous power demonstrations of divine power in some texts in isolation from earthly people and a secular organization as a symbolic representation, similar to some statements in the Old Testament, the Vedas or other basic religious texts. In daily interaction should Eckankar is the responsible freedom of the individual and emphasize compassion and tolerance prevail, and any criticism of mental concepts and discussions with the utmost attention to the inner champion parties.

Harold Klemp consists since taking office in 1981 for a proper copyrighted work in Eckankar, and has about 70 books without written transcripts. At the beginning of the nineties of the past century has Klemp in various lectures and on the Internet site of Eckankar position on the early years of related organization and declares that Twitchell also had human weaknesses, as any master of the physical incarnated. The editors of the international “Who’s Who magazine, which in its publications in the rule on the information

The above figures, has also not a criticism against Harold Klemp in its representation of the person.

International are no conflicts between Harold Klemp and government agencies.

The question of whether a living master, the pontiff an official church, a prophet or guru to the spiritual teachings of his statements against his supporters justify, for example, if they Announced the inner experience of teaching the word differently interpret or in question, can be a religion on factual level hardly clarified. In general recognize the followers of a religion the word of their leaders figure or its prophet or uncritically, with persistent criticism from the teaching more or less smoothly. The former confidante Klemp-Ford Johnson has published his experience this (link below). Insofar Eckankar is like many other religions, in which no democracy in matters of interpretation of the word of God, or inner visions prevails. New Age movements generally have a more open and transpary tradition, about Eckankar, in contrast to most orthodox religions, his teachings are not states, but under the influence of the respective master the requirements of the

Changing conditions of the time adapting. A persecution of dissidents within the organization, punishing actions, or the exercise of mental or physical violence against former members of Eckankar is the world not.

There are also no cases of kidnapping, property embezzlement, involvement in mafia-like structures or trade with church trademarks, the creation of paramilitary units, or other criminal acts on Eckankar.

3.5. Cult reports

Eckankar will take place in Germany not to mention the cult reports of Churches and the local sponsors in connection with socially outlawed approaches. There are no reports of the members of manipulative advertising or similar cult behavior (-2002)

In Europe, there are no legal procedure known as Eckankar in which the plaintiff or defendant occurs.

Literature

• Eckankar Press Kit 1999: “Eckankar, religion of light and sound of God”
• The Who’s Who: “International Who’s Who of Intellectuals,” Ninth Edition
• Paul Twitchell: “THE SHARIYAT-KI-SUGMAD” religious basic work of Eckankar, Book 1 ISBN 1-57043-087-X
• Paul Twitchell: “THE SHARIYAT-KI-SUGMAD” religious basic work of Eckankar, Book 2 ISBN 0-914766-70-8
• Harold Klemp: “The Spiritual Exercises of ECK, ISBN 1-57043-139-6
• Harold Klemp: “The Spiritual Laws of ECK” ISBN 1-57043-107-8
• Harold Klemp: “The Language of Soul” book on the inner voice of the soul. In the United States, by the MIPA religion in the category for the year 2003 as the best book of the year. ISBN 1-57043-195-7
• Linda C. Anderson: “Who are you? Why are you here? – 35 Golden Key to these questions” ISBN 1-57043-156-6
• Gasper, Müller, Valentin: “Encyclopedia of Cults, special groups and ideologies 2000 3451055287
• Wolfgang Bendel, “The Making of a SpiritualMovement 1983 “, German private translation
• Ford Johnson: “Confessions of a God Seeker – A Journey to Higher Consciousness” Critical book of a former confidant of Klemp on his way from Eckankar away. ISBN 0-9728835-8-4
• Dr. Michael Newton: “The journeys of the soul” Hypnotic Letters a variety of expulsion meetings on the theme “Experience between incarnations.” ISBN 390702950X

LINKS:

Paul Twitchell and L. Ron Hubbard

The Truth Seeker

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