Ancient Wisdom for Today by Harold Klemp

ECK ANK AR • PO Box 2000 • Chanhassen, MN 55317-2000 USA (952) 380-2200 • Fax (952) 380-2295 • www.Eckankar.org Dear Seeker of Truth,
    The purpose of ECKANKAR is to make God an everyday reality in your life.
    It is to tie in the divine teachings with things that go on here on earth.
    This gives you a greater understanding of how the Holy Spirit works in your life.
    As Soul, you have the God-knowledge within you. My main job is to awaken the knowledge and love for the divine things that are already in your heart. You are Soul. You are a child of God. And your spiritual destiny is to become a Co-worker with God, to spread divine love to all those around you.
    We are students in life; the education goes on all around us, every second of the day. Part of the learning comes from the ECK discourses sent to those who are ready for these highest teachings of God.
    Before you can improve your life and find a measure of happiness, you must learn to do one thing every day out of pure love. That means, don’t expect anything in return—neither thanks nor happiness. Pick that occasion carefully.
    Then, whatever that one act of giving of yourself to someone else is, do it with all your heart.
    You need to learn to give, without ever thinking of a reward. That’s how to find the treasures of heaven.
    Along with the daily practice of the spiritual exercises, study of the ECK
    discourses brings Soul closer to the constant guidance and protection of the Mahanta, the Inner Master, which is extended to all who sincerely love truth.
    The enclosed materials may help you decide if the benefits of ECK can meet your spiritual needs.
    With blessings in ECK,
    Harold Klemp
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    E Religion of the Light and Sound of God ECKANKAR
    Ancient Wisdom
    for Today
    How past lives,
    dreams, and Soul Travel
    help you find God
    ECKANKAR
    Ancient Wisdom for Today
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    This book has been reviewed and pub-
    lished under the supervision of the
    Mahanta, the Living ECK Master,
    Sri Harold Klemp.
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    ECKANKAR
    Ancient Wisdom for Today
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    ECKANKAR
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    ECKANKAR — Ancient Wisdom for Today Copyright © 1993, 1995 ECKANKAR
    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Eckankar.
    The terms ECKANKAR, ECK, EK, MAHANTA,
    SOUL TRAVEL, and VAIRAGI, among others, are trademarks of ECKANKAR, PO Box 2000, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2000 USA.
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    Printed in USA
    Compiled by Todd Cramer
    Doug Munson
    Edited by Joan Klemp
    Anthony Moore
    Mary Carroll Moore
    Text photos by Bree Renz (page ix)
    and Robert Huntley (page x)
    Second edition—1995
    Fifth printing— 2006
    Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication
    (Prepared by Quality Books Inc.)
    Eckankar : ancient wisdom for today / compiled by Todd Cramer and Doug Munson.
    p. cm.
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    ISBN: 1-57043-110-8
    1. Eckankar (Organization) — Doctrines. I. Cramer, Todd II. Munson, Doug
    BF605.E3E25 1995
    299’.93
    QBI95-20494
    This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO
    Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).
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    Contents
    1. What Is Eckankar? ............................. 1
    Experience God for Yourself • Eckankar Has Ancient Roots • There Is Always a Living ECK Master • Paul Twitchell Introduced Eckankar in 1965 • The Mission of the Living ECK Master Is to Help People Find Their Way Back to God • The ECK Message Is neither Orthodox nor Evangelical • What Are ECKists Like? • Defining Eckankar
    2. Soul Travel ........................................ 13
    You Are Soul • A Classic Soul Travel Experience • Worry Less, Know More Love, Feel Energized, Change Bad Habits • Spiritual Exercises Are Different from Prayer and Astral Projection • A Spiritual Exercise to Try 3. Dreams .............................................. 25
    Soul Never Sleeps •