http://www.eckankar.org/SEW/index.html Combining Contemplation and Dreams A simple method of moving into the higher states of awareness is to combine contemplation and dreams. Find a quiet place for contemplation. For a period of fifteen or twenty minutes a day, shut your eyes and put attention upon your Spiritual Eye. This is the spiritual organ of inner [...] read more »
Continue to Experiment I experimented a lot with the Spiritual Exercises of ECK. I was an adventurer, a traveler. I would do a spiritual exercise the way it was described in the ECK discourses, and if it didnt work in two weeks, Id do it a little bit differently. Anytime a certain spiritual exercise no [...] read more »
I worry. I wonder. I wander. I forget, I fret, I fuss. I forget to listen . I forget to be still. I forget to listen for that still small voice. I forget to ask for thy will. I forget to hear you. To hear your Voice. I fret. I stew. I forget to [...] read more »
The Spirit of Love The spiritual exercises work best when done with goodwill, a feeling of happiness in your heart, and with joy in expectation of seeing the Mahanta. On the inner planes, the Mahanta is the representation of the Sugmad, which is often seen in the form of the Living ECK Master. If you [...] read more »
A problem solved By Niels-Jul Yrvin (This story is about a how a man got help to overcome a fear that became real.) In a lively dream I lost my Credit cards. It scared me. In this case I was not able resolve it. So I carried around with me this fear of losing my money. [...] read more »
A Miracle saves a life. I drove a bus in the inner city. The wind was hurling around the corners. A young lady on a bike moved along the sidewalk. She had a large backpack. Passing a corner I noticed that the wind caught her. She was close to losing her balance. Everything went OK, [...] read more »
Discovering diets to stay healthy. Niels-Jul Yrvin It started with a dream. I walked up towards an ancient house covered in a head of lettuce head to toe, with knowingness that I should be a vegetarian. I woke up instantly. Here were new dietary instructions as I changed spiritually. In the ECK literature I [...] read more »
Sunlight and Dogwoods (Photo credit: fdtate) I awakened a moment ago from a dream. I captured it (for all of us) to share. I was climbing a mountain in bare feet.My hair was being un-braided by the wind. I had been climbing a long time.There were runners above and runners below. Night was upon us. I was not [...] read more »
A Message of Divine love. By Niels-Jul Yrvin When I met some resistance in life my father asked me, “What have you done to deserve this?” With this question in mind I asked Mahanta for help with a returning pattern in my life. • It started with a wonderful girlfriend in my young days. She [...] read more »
Mahanta at the Door Throughout the week, somebody is always knocking on your door or ringing your doorbell. Each time it happens, say to yourself, It will be the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master. Be very aware of what you are doing at that moment—where you walk, what you touch, and what you see. When [...] read more »