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Dec
12

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Spiritual Exercise: Listening for God

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ECKANKAR, God, Holy SpiritBy Harold Klemp

Try this simple spiritual exercise to help you hear and see the two aspects of God, the Light and Sound.

Go somewhere quiet.  Sit or lie down in a comfortable place.  Put your attention on your Spiritual Eye, a point just above and behind your eyebrows.  With eyes lightly shut, begin to sing a holy word or phrase, such as HU, God, Holy Spirit, or “Show me thy ways, O Lord.”  But fill your heart with love before you approach the altar of God, because only the pure may come.

Be patient.  Do this exercise for several weeks, for a limit of twenty minutes each time.  Sit, sing, and wait.  God speaks to you only when you are able to listen.

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Excerpted from The Spiritual Exercises of ECK, where more than 130 spiritual exercise like this can be found. Learn more about spiritual exercises.

 

Oct
15

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An Invitation to Sing HU

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ECKANKAR, HU, SoundYou are invited to try this simple spiritual exercise.  It has helped people of many different faiths open their hearts more fully to the uplifting presence of God.

To do the exercise, first get comfortable.  Close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths.  Next, gently put your attention on your inner visual screen, where daydreams and images come to you.

With your eyes closed, sing HU (pronounced like the word hue) as a song of love.  There are many ways to experience the love of God.  You may notice a feeling of peace, warmth, and comfort.  You may also recognize the presence of the Divine through greater spiritual insights into your daily life.

When you sing HU and sit in quiet contemplation, you might also perceive the inner Light and Sound.  The Light may appear as brightness or colors on your inner visual screen.  The Sound may be musical or the sounds of nature, such as the wind or the ocean.  However you experience the presence of God, it is bringing you a broader understanding of the life you lead.

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