ECKANKAR

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ECKANKAR
The Seeker
November 2014
Newsletter for the Los Angeles Eckankar Center
ECKANKAR
Religion of the Light and Sound
of God
ECKANKAR teaches that there is
an audible life current known as
the ECK, or Holy Spirit, that
connects each of us with the heart
of God. We can experience the
ECK as Light and Sound.
Through study and practice of
the Spiritual Exercises of ECK,
we learn to recognize the Light
and Sound of God as It touches
our lives and brings increased
divine love.
The spiritual leader of
ECKANKAR is the Mahanta, the
Living ECK Master. The
Mahanta gives inner guidance
through dreams, Soul Travel, and
the Spiritual Exercises of ECK.
Harold Klemp’s inspiring talks
and writing, and his practical
approach to spirituality, help
thousands of people worldwide
find greater freedom, wisdom,
and love. His teachings uplift and
help people recognize their own
experiences with the Light and
Sound of God.
We invite you to follow us
on meetup.com.
Please search meetup.com for
Eckankar in Los Angeles
to find information on other
Eckankar events held in the
Los Angeles area.
“The purpose of Eckankar is to
make God an everyday reality in
your life.
As Soul, you have the Godknowledge within you. The
teachings of ECK will awaken the
knowledge and love for the divine
things that are already in your
heart.
The road to God is the
adventure of a lifetime”.
—Harold Klemp
"The law which all seek to know is the great principle of life. Its simplicity is amazing for it is
summed up in the statement “Soul exists because God loves It”. In other words, all life
exists because God so wills it. This is the very foundation of life, the whole philosophy of
ECKANKAR." - The SHARIYAT –KI– SUGMAD, Book One, page. 142
ECK Worship Services – Sundays at 11 AM
The public is warmly invited to ECK Worship Services. Each service focuses on an aspect of
Eckankar. They often feature a reading from the ECK works, a spiritual exercise, music, and a guest
speaker, panel or group discussion of spiritual principles at work in daily life. The service lasts about
an hour. On the first and third Sundays we also offer a simultaneous Youth ECK Worship Service
for children ages 5 and up who attend the ECK Worship Service with their parents. Join us at the
Crossroads of the World in Hollywood at 6669 Sunset Boulevard, 90028 – 323-469-2325
November 2 – Transforming Your Life with the Sacred Word HU
“HU, the name of God, brings us into a holy alliance with the Light and Sound,
the word of God. Should the worlds tremble and all else fail, HU carries is into the
ocean of God’s love and mercy.”
—Harold Klemp, HU, The Most Beautiful Prayer, Page 64
November 9 – ECK Special Event
A Year of Spiritual Healing
Internet Video Broadcast of Harold Klemp,
The Mahanta, The Living ECK Master’s Talk From the 2014
ECK World Wide Seminar in Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 16 – Past Lives, Present Opportunities
“Sometimes there’s a strong bond between people and their pets, or a bond with
certain other people. And we wonder, Why such a strong bond? Often the
answers lie in a past life.
If we had the ability through a dream experience, Soul Travel, or the intuitive
powers of Soul to understand this connection between that other Soul and
ourselves, it would clear up so many things. It would let us treat other people with
more love and kindness, because we have an insight into our relationship with
them.”
—Harold Klemp, The Secret of Love, Page 199
November 23 – ECK Spiritual Discussion
Deepening Your Inner Connection with Spirit
“You can get to the most sacred part of yourself through contemplation, through
the Spiritual Exercises of ECK. Contemplation is a conversation with the most
secret, most genuine, and most mysterious part of yourself.”
—Harold Klemp, Spiritual Wisdom on Prayer, Meditation and Contemplation, Page 35
November 30 – Taking the Next Step to Spiritual Freedom
“Your steps to spiritual freedom are these: 1. Learn to love yourself, 2. Learn to
love others, (human love), and 3. This will open your heart to love for God. That is
the key to spiritual freedom.”
—Harold Klemp, HU, The Most Beautiful Prayer, Page 64
November 7 – Friday – ECK Spiritual Discussion
Deepening Your Inner Connection with Spirit
“You can get to the most sacred part of yourself through contemplation, through
the Spiritual Exercises of ECK. Contemplation is a conversation with the most
secret, most genuine, and most mysterious part of yourself.”
—Harold Klemp, Spiritual Wisdom on Prayer, Meditation and Contemplation, Page 35
The Seeker
The Los Angeles ECKANKAR Center
is located at "Crossroads of the World"
6669 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
Phone: (323) 469-2325
Los Angeles ECKANKAR Center Calendar of
Public Events
November 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
Please join us for a Community HU Song every
Sunday morning and every Friday evening at the
Los Angeles Eckankar Center - All Are Welcome
2
3
4
5
6
10:00 AM
Community HU Song
11 AM – ECK
Worship Service
Transforming Your Life
with the Sacred
Word HU
10:00 AM
Community HU Song
9
8:00 PM – ECK
Discussion
Past Lives, Dreams
and Soul Travel
10
8:00 PM – Friday
Evening ECK
Spiritual
Discussion
Deepening Your
Inner Connection
with Spirit
11
11 AM – ECK
Special Event
Video Broadcast
See below for details
16
12
13
17
11 AM – ECK
Spiritual Discussion
Past Lives, Present
Opportunities
18
19
11:00 AM – 8
ECK
Discussion
The Spiritual
Laws of Life
6:00 PM - ECK
Special Event
15 Year
Anniversary
See below for
details
14
15
21
22
8:00 PM –
Community
HU Song
8:00 PM – ECK
Discussion
Stranger by the
River
12:30 PM - ECK
Seminar Wrap-Up
Share and listen to
seminar experiences
10:00 AM
Community HU Song
7:00 PM – 7
Community
HU Song
20
8:00 PM –
Community
HU Song
8:00 PM – ECK
Discussion
Flute of God
1:00 PM ECK
Discussion
How to Survive
Spiritually in Our Times
23
10:00 AM
Community HU Song
11 AM – ECK
Spiritual Discussion
Deepening Your
Connection With Spirit
12:30 PM
ECK Discussion
Spiritual Experiences
Guidebook
30
11 AM – ECK
Worship Service
Taking the Next Step
to Spiritual Freedom
24
25
26
27
28
Please join us for a special 15 year anniversary
event for the Los Angeles ECK Center:
Thriving Spiritually in the Heart of Hollywood
Sri Harold Klemp, The Mahanta, the Living ECK Master
will appear via video broadcast from the 2014 ECK
Worldwide Seminar in Minneapolis:
Transformation in the Year of Spiritual Healing
Saturday, November 8, 2014, 6:00 PM
Please save the date. More Details to Follow Soon
8:00 PM –
Community
HU Song
29
5:00 PM –
Special Event ECK
Discussion
Expand Your
Consciousness:
Spiritually
Thrive in
Hollywood
The Seeker
November 2014
Newsletter for the Los Angeles Eckankar Center
Phone: (323) 469-2325
Join others in
exploring an ECK
book written by
Harold Klemp, the
spiritual leader of
Eckankar, or by
another ECK author.
An ECK book
discussion is a fun
way to share insights
and experiences and
learn more about
Eckankar.To get the
most out of the class
a book is
recommended, but is
not required. Feel
free to come
anytime.
Eckankar books
and tapes
may be purchased at
the Los Angeles
Eckankar Center, at
your favorite
bookstore, online at
<www.eckankar.org>
or any online
bookstore.
The ideas expressed in
this publication are not
necessarily those of
ECKANKAR or the
Living ECK Master, Sri
Harold Klemp.
Copyright  2014
ECKANKAR. All rights
reserved. The terms
ECKANKAR, ECK, EK,
MAHANTA, SOUL
TRAVEL, and
VAIRAGI, among
others, are trademarks
of ECKANKAR, P O
Box 2000,
Chanhassen, MN
55317-2000. USA
Published by the
California Satsang
Society, Inc., A
Chartered Affiliate of
ECKANKAR.
Summary of Events for This Month
Please join us for our Sunday morning Community HU Song at 10:00 P.M.
All are welcome!
ECK Discussion – Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel,
Monday, November 3, 8:00 PM.
Community HU Song – Friday, November 7, 7:00 PM.
Friday Evening ECK Spiritual Discussion – Deepening Your Inner Connection
with Spirit, Friday, November 7, 8:00 PM.
ECK Discussion – The Spiritual Laws of Life,
Saturday, November 8, 11:00 AM.
ECK Special Event – Los Angeles Eckankar Center’s 15 Year Anniversary
Celebration, Saturday, November 8, 6:00 PM.( See calendar for details.)
ECK Special Event – Internet Video Broadcast of Harold Klemp’s Talk
From the 2014 ECK Worldwide Seminar, Transformation in the Year of Spiritual
Healing, Sunday, November 9, 11:00 AM.
The talk will be followed by a Seminar Wrap-Up at 12:30 P.M.
where you can listen to and share seminar experiences.
ECK Discussion – Stranger by the River,
Wednesday, November 12, 8:00 PM.
Community HU Song – Friday, November 14, 8:00 PM.
ECK Discussion – How to Survive Spiritually in Our Times,
Sunday, November 16, 1:00 PM.
ECK Discussion – Flute of God, Tuesday, November 18, 8:00 PM.
Community HU Song – Friday, November 21, 8:00 PM.
ECK Discussion – Spiritual Experiences Guidebook,
Sunday, November 23, 12:30 PM.
Community HU Song – Friday, November 28, 8:00 PM.
ECK Special Event – ECK Discussion – Expand Your Consciousness,
Spiritually Thrive in Hollywood, Saturday, November 29, 5:00 PM.
HU: A Love Song to God -- We invite you to join us at a community HU Song.
“If you want to lift yourself to a higher state of consciousness—so that the political issues, the family
issues the social issues of the day do not throw you out of balance, so that you can find a happier,
more contented life while you’re living here—sing HU, the most beautiful prayer.”
—Harold Klemp, HU, the Most Beautiful Prayer, page 58
The Community HU Song is a gathering to sing this ancient love song to God. It’s simply for the
spiritual upliftment of those who come. If you would like to join us we would certainly enjoy having
you there. Please see the calendar for dates, times and locations.
If you would like to be informed of other Eckankar events at
the Los Angeles Eckankar Center and at other locations you
can follow us on meetup.com at:
http://www.meetup.com/eckankar-los-angeles-com/
http://www.meetup.com/dreams-past-lives-and-soul-travel/
http://www.meetup.com/past-lives-dreams-and-soul-travel/
To download a PDF of the monthly Seeker Newsletter for
the Los Angeles Eckankar Center, please visit:
http://www.eck-ca.org/eckankar_southern_california.html
Regardless of your background or religion, we
invite you to join us in trying this simple, 20 minute
spiritual exercise. It has helped people of many
different faiths experience the presence of God.
Listen to the sound of thousands of people
singing this majestic love song to God at:
http://www.eckankar.org/hu.html
Are You Ready to Take The Next Step
In Advanced Spiritual Study?
With membership in Eckankar you’ll receive the Easy Way
Discourses, a powerful study plan that unlocks the wisdom
inside you.
Each month you’ll explore a lesson from the Living ECK
Master. The ECK discourses are written with a secret internal
rhythm that gradually unfolds our consciousness. Each
lesson includes a new spiritual exercise to try during the
month.
These methods are a step by step plan that breaks up the
old, ingrained patterns and offers new keys to enlightenment.
Study the discourses privately or attend an ECK satsang
class. As a spiritual laboratory, ECK satsang is a place to
explore a wide range of ECK ideas, ask tough questions and
then experiment with new ways to find answers through
contemplation. Through this process you learn that you have
the creative power within yourself to solve life’s challenges.
The class meets monthly. It lasts between one hour and
one and a half hours. It will meet around the schedule of the
people who sign up.
Join us at the Los Angeles Eckankar Center
6669 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, Ca. 90028
For a suggested donation of $150.00 to the
Los Angeles Eckankar Center we have an
electronic piano with full size keyboard that
needs a good home. If you are interested
please call the center on 323-469-2325.
Workshops
ECK Workshops offer an opportunity to
thoroughly explore spiritual topics and
provide valuable tools for spiritual discovery.
Led by trained facilitators, workshops
combine formal presentation, group
discussion, creative activities, and questionand-answer periods.
ECK Events in Other Areas
Have You Had a Spiritual Experience?
Fairfax Branch Los Angeles Public Library
161 South Gardner Street
Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM.
Spiritual Study Groups
Eckankar is mainly about your daily, personal
connection with Divine Spirit. You'll also find
people of like mind and experience in Eckankar
who share your desire for truth.
Your spiritual experiences reach welcoming
ears among ECKists, those who study the ECK
teachings.
There are tens of thousands of ECKists
around the world and Eckankar spiritual study
groups in hundreds of cities. This global
community is supported by a worldwide spiritual
center in Minnesota and by volunteer groups
nearly everywhere.
Visit: http://www.eckankar.org/ekcenters.html
What does Eckankar Mean?
Eckankar means “Co-Worker with
God”. It is the destiny of each Soul to
experience God and serve all life. ECK
is another word for the Life Force or
the Holy Spirit, which can be
experienced as Light and Sound. It is
also known as the Audible Life Stream.
The Los Angles Eckankar Center
Have you received a spiritual wake-up call?
Perhaps you are at the point where some Voice of God has shaken you
awake from a deep spiritual slumber. God speaks to us through past
lives, dreams, and Soul Travel. Experience it for yourself. Explore the
links on this page for compelling stories, insights, and spiritual exercises.
Journey into your inner worlds and reap the benefits of the wisdom and
spiritual truth in your heart. This inner journey reveals the all-caring
nature of God's love.
This love works wonders.
* Past Lives—Want to recall memories of past lives? Lessons of long
ago can be recaptured to help our lives today. Our character is made up
of virtues and shortcomings, and all are a development from past lives.
Learn more to explore past lives today.
* Dreams—Dreams are real, another way to find wisdom from the heart.
Dreams open new avenues of truth and give insights just for you. Learn
more about how to work with dreams.
* Soul Travel—Soul Travel is simply a shift in consciousness. Its main
benefit is to let us tap into the wisdom and knowledge of the last great
frontier—our inner worlds. To fully, consciously ride the wave of divine
love coming into our lives every day