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A Challenge in Our Land

Many of you will read this message in a reasonably well-ordered place. In a peaceful society, for the most part. So what’s the challenge? Somewhere, ECK members live in wild, turbulent, and repressive countries, unsure of a chance to enjoy, in open communion, each...

In Soul’s Perspective

In the ECKANKAR teachings, we are asked to live in the present moment—in other words, to bring past and future to the present time. Although I have a mental understanding of this process, I don’t succeed in placing myself at that perspective which will enable me, in a...

Wandering Souls

Over many centuries, you and all of today’s ECK chelas found yourselves in the company of sages, religious teachers, mentors, philosophers, and others. They were a strong influence in shaping you spiritually. There was always this ember inside you that made you want...

Managing Storm and Stress

We have been experiencing a wonderful increase in attendance by both seekers and chelas at our ECK Light and Sound Services and Sound of Soul events. Recently, after a few of these events, some chelas and guests did not return. Others expressed discomfort and...

Sturm und Drang

The Germans say, “Sturm und Drang” (storm and stress). This term recalls a play by Friedrich von Klinger and became a tag for the later rebellions of the Romantic era. Liberty for individuals, then, dethroned the royal scepter. It was an age of unbridled passions,...

No Charge

There’s an old tune in country music that tells a story of unconditional love. It’s like the Mᴀʜᴀɴᴛᴀ’s love for you: no charge. A young boy was required to help out around home as he got older. He had to learn to carry his own weight. Besides making it easier on his...