Mahanta | ECKANKAR Blog

Apr
26

No Coincidences, Only Connections

Category: Spiritual Experiences, Your Stories Tags: ECKANKAR, Eckankar seminar, Groovebone, hand surgery, Harold Klemp, life after death, Mahanta, Soul, Soul Travel

By Rodney, New York

The day after returning from being the guest speaker at an Eckankar seminar in Trinidad and Tobago, I severed the ligament in my left index finger and a vein in my left hand. As a professional guitarist and music educator, I work with my hands every day. This injury was potentially career-ending.

My hand would not heal on its own. After consulting with an orthopedic surgeon, it became clear that I’d need surgery to ever have a chance of playing guitar again.

My life’s practice is to turn worry into wonder. Rather than worry about outcomes, I began to wonder how Spirit would offer Its lessons and blessings through these experiences. Read More

Sep
14

By John Villemonte

A Gentle Exercise before Sleep

Category: Soul Travel, Spiritual Exercises Tags: Harold Klemp, HU, Mahanta, Soul, Soul Travel, Spiritual Exercises of ECK

Interested in letting go of what’s holding you back in your life?

Singing HU on a regular basis increases your ability for meeting the waves of life. Members of Eckankar often sing a personal secret word (given during a spiritual initiation). Both attune Soul, the eternal spiritual being that we are, to a new level of consciousness.

The Mahanta is a spiritual guide who teaches Soul Travel, a natural ability which allows travel inwardly, often to Temples of Golden Wisdom in other realms of existence. Read More

Jun
22

By John Villemonte

HU, a Cat’s Spiritual Exercise

Category: HU, Videos Tags: animal lovers, animal stories, cat lovers, contemplation, ECK, ECKANKAR, enlightenment, Harold Klemp, HU, Mahanta, spirituality

This clip—and the transcript below—is from Harold Klemp‘s 2007 talk “Change Is Change.”

This is the story of “Alita.” She’s the mom of Minnou, a cat she’s owned for ten years. I have to say, the only name that I haven’t changed in these stories is Minnou’s. I don’t think she’ll mind.

During the ten years that Minnou has lived in Alita’s home, the Spiritual Exercises of ECK have become very important for Minnou. This is the HU session with the Mahanta, the Inner Master.

Well, Alita had just taken up knitting. She became so engrossed in knitting one day, she knitted clean through the time set aside for the HU session. OK, Minnou forgave her that day, but this HU session is for Minnou too. Read More

Jun
17

By John Villemonte

New Edition of Classic Eckankar Book: “How to Find God”

Category: ECKANKAR News Tags: ECKANKAR, God-Realization, Harold Klemp, Mahanta, what to do in challenging times

“There is an even greater law, and this is the Law of Love. This is the Law of Spirit, the Light and Sound of God. You can bring It into your own life, and when you do, there will be no one who can take It from you or tell you this or that way is right for you. You are going to know for yourself from direct experience with the Light and Sound of God.”

—Harold Klemp, How to Find God

Sri Harold Klemp’s talks and question-and answer sessions during his travels around the world in 1982–83 are now beautifully presented in this second edition of How to Find God, Mahanta Transcripts, Book 2. Each page features sidebar quotes that spotlight key points and contemplation seeds. Read More

Jun
8

By John Villemonte

A Love Letter to Dad

Category: Dreams, Your Stories Tags: dream, dreams of loved ones who have died, ECK, forgiveness, how to forgive, Mahanta, Spiritual Eye

By Adelheid, Arizona

The ECK, the Holy Spirit, uses each moment of our lives to teach us spiritual wisdom, to expand our consciousness, and to open our hearts to divine love in often unexpected ways. It is up to us to open our eyes and our hearts to see and to experience.

During my childhood in Germany, my relationship with my father was always challenging. We hadn’t been close, and I hadn’t felt loved. He offered my sisters and me experiences such as little vacations, music lessons, and visits to the theater or a concert. This was unusual for families right after World War II because there was so little money. Yet our family dynamic, on the whole, was not a loving one. I was an unhappy child, lost in a big, unknown world. Growing up was difficult for me. I had major challenges. Then I found Eckankar, which brought me a new point of view. I don’t know how I would have gotten through life if I hadn’t found the teachings of Eckankar and the love of the ECK Masters.

May
25

By John Villemonte

Avoiding Daily Karma

Category: Karma and Reincarnation, Spiritual Exercises Tags: ECK, Harold Klemp, karma, karma and reincarnation, Mahanta, reincarnation, SUGMAD

Karma describes our actions and reactions in life. It is one way God teaches us grace and respect for ourselves and others.

Spiritual students of Eckankar, also known as chelas, work with the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master to resolve karma from past actions and learn techniques for making wiser choices.

It benefits all when we harmonize our actions and reactions with the ECK (also known as the Life Force or the Holy Spirit) which sustains the universes. This puts us in alignment with Sugmad, Eckankar’s name for God, which is the source of all life.

The exercise below offers practical tips for dealing with karma and living in greater harmony with life. Read More

Mar
23

By John Villemonte

Eckankar Defined

Category: Videos, What Is ECKANKAR? Tags: ECK, ECK Master, ECK seminar, ECKANKAR, Harold Klemp, Mahanta

This clip—and the transcript below—is from Harold Klemp’s talk “The Subtle Golden Thread of Love” in 2016.

I’d like to briefly define the meaning of Eckankar in Sanskrit, which is the classical language of India and Hinduism, it literally means “the one path.” We’ve taken the word Eckankar, and we define it as “Co-worker with God.” Then we further define it as the Religion of the Light and Sound of God, which tells how to become a Co-worker with God. And this Co-worker with God is an ECK Master. Read More

Jan
13

By John Villemonte

The Sacredness of Each Moment

Category: Relationships, Videos Tags: ECKANKAR, Eckankar Seminars, healthy relationships, inner guidance, intimate relationships, Mahanta, spiritual realtionships, teachings of Eckankar

El and Shelley Hyndman, decades-long members of Eckankar, shared their heartwarming love story with thousands of attendees at an Eckankar international seminar in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the familiar, funny, conversational style of a longtime married couple, they brought their relationship’s sacred moments to the foreground.

Many years ago, while both Shelley and El were recovering from painful breakups, they connected unexpectedly on a sunlit beach filled with people. Although they’d met at Eckankar gatherings in the past, this encounter was intense and noteworthy. Read More

Dec
9

By John Villemonte

Bonds of Love—a Gift to Always Cherish

Category: Your Stories Tags: ECKANKAR, family bonds, loss of a family member, love bonds, Mahanta

By Ruth, Ontario, Canada

My father was in the hospital recovering from a major heart attack when I was in my early twenties. I was not yet a member of Eckankar, and I was terribly afraid he was going to die.

After crying myself to sleep one night, I was awakened by a group of people at the foot of my bed. I knew them to be relatives who had passed on. My father’s mother was among them, making beckoning motions and appearing to say something. From this I took assurance that, when my father’s time did come, he would be met by those who loved him. There was nothing for him—or me—to fear.

Seven years later, I was married, had become an ECKist, and was preparing to follow my husband to England for his studies. Dad had become increasingly frail, and I knew I would likely not see him alive again. I was sad to go but comforted myself that he would not leave this world without finding a way to say good-bye. Read More