UTAH SATSANG SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

ECKANKAR RELIGION OF THE LIGHT AND SOUND OF GOD

REFLECTIONS

OF SOUL

OCT/NOV/DEC 2013 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

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Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel is a phrase commonly used when someone asks what Eckankar is about. I have participated in book discussions of the same title, attended workshops, and I must admit I did not feel much connection to the dreams piece. It’s not that I did not dream; I simply did not oft remember them.

I have learned some valuable techniques to help me remember my night dreams:

♦ Ask the Dream Master/my inner teacher to help me remember my dreams.

♦ Keep a dream journal. Enter

T he public is warmly invited to attend ECK worship services on the second Sunday of

every month in Salt Lake City. Each service focuses

on an aspect of Eckankar’s teachings. Services

often feature a reading from ECK works, singing HU

(an ancient love song to God), talks, music, and a

group discussion of spiritual principles at work in

daily life. Worship service lasts about an hour.

Fellowship and a potluck lunch follow.

J oin others seeking to bring more insight and divine love into their lives at this special celebration of the Light and Sound of God.

“True worship is listening to God.”“True worship is listening to God.”“True worship is listening to God.”“True worship is listening to God.” Sri Harold Klemp, The Spiritual Leader of ECKANKAR

By Derek Cook

October 13 October 13 October 13 October 13 ---- 10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m. “Living the Golden Heart”

November 10 November 10 November 10 November 10 ---- 10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m. “Open Your Heart to the Light & Sound of God”

December 8 December 8 December 8 December 8 ---- 10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m. “Soul’s Voyage to Spiritual Freedom”

Note: Services are held the second Sunday of the month.

Where to go:Where to go:Where to go:Where to go: Utah ECKANKAR Center

8105 S. 700 E. Sandy, Utah Or call:

(801) 542-8070

Children’s and Youth Services (located in the ECK Center lower level):Children’s and Youth Services (located in the ECK Center lower level):Children’s and Youth Services (located in the ECK Center lower level):Children’s and Youth Services (located in the ECK Center lower level): Children's and youth Satsang (ages 5+), 10:00 a.m. (prior to worship service)

Children's and youth Worship Service and activities, 10:30 - 11:30 (during worship service)

(See DREAMING page 3)

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Center Hours:Center Hours:Center Hours:Center Hours:

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ECK Clergy Services

ECK Members and the public

are welcome to contact a

qualified ECK cleric about the

following services:

The Four ECK Celebrations of Life. These are

the ECK Consecration Ceremony (for young

children), the ECK Rite of Passage (for boys and

girls of about age thirteen), the ECK Wedding

Ceremony, and the ECK Memorial Service.

ESA Sessions. An ECK Spiritual Aide session,

though not counseling, can help you find your

own answers in challenging situations through

the personal guidance of Divine Spirit. The ESA

session is conducted by an ECK Spiritual Aide,

a specially appointed and trained ECK cleric.

There are no fees for the above services, but

ECK clerics accept donations to Eckankar.

Contact the local ECK center for more info.

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� Community HU ChantsCommunity HU ChantsCommunity HU ChantsCommunity HU Chants Learn how to sing HU, a Love Song to God: a Free, Loving, Nondenominational, Spiritually Uplifting, Meditation/Prayer/Spiritual Exercise. Held the first, third, and fifth Sunday mornings and fourth Friday evenings of each month. Oct 6 & 20, Nov 3 & 17, Dec 1, 15 & 29 | 10:30 a.m. Friday night HUFriday night HUFriday night HUFriday night HU held on Oct 25, Nov 22, Dec 27 at 8 p.m. at the Utah ECK Center.

� Book Discussion Book Discussion Book Discussion Book Discussion ———— “35 Golden Keys to “35 Golden Keys to “35 Golden Keys to “35 Golden Keys to Who You Are and Why You’re Here”Who You Are and Why You’re Here”Who You Are and Why You’re Here”Who You Are and Why You’re Here” An ECK book discussion is a fun way to share insights and experiences and learn more about Eckankar. Join the discussion on this book by Linda Anderson.

Oct 27, Nov 24, & Dec 22 at 10:30 a.m.

at the Utah ECK Center

� Spiritual TopicsSpiritual TopicsSpiritual TopicsSpiritual Topics Open Discussion Open Discussion Open Discussion Open Discussion Have a question you want answered? Please join us for an informal fellowship. Enjoy listening or sharing your spiritual experiences, insights, and questions. Light refreshments. Oct 20, Nov 17, & Dec 15 at 11:15 a.m. at the Utah ECK Center. Visitors are also welcome to come discuss their spiritual questions during the Thursday center

hours.

� 2013 ECK Worldwide Seminar2013 ECK Worldwide Seminar2013 ECK Worldwide Seminar2013 ECK Worldwide Seminar “A Year of Light and Sound” October 25-27, Minneapolis, Minnesota

http://www.eckankar.org/Seminars/major.html

Utah Contact:Utah Contact:Utah Contact:Utah Contact:

Thursdays: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sundays: 10:30 a.m. to Noon

Phone: (801)542-8070

www.eckankar-utah.org

Jim Shaw

Regional ECK Spiritual Aide

resa@eckankar-utah.org

(801)792-0686

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writers and not necessarily those of ECKANKAR or the Mahanta, the

Living ECK Master, Sri Harold Klemp.

Copyright © 2013 by ECKANKAR. All rights reserved. The terms ECKANKAR, ECK, EK, MAHANTA, SOUL TRAVEL,

and VAIRAGI, among others, are trademarks of ECKANKAR, P.O. Box 27300, Minneapolis, MN 55427 U.S.A.

Published by the Utah Satsang Society, Inc. A Chartered Affiliate of ECKANKAR.

8105 South 700 East Sandy, Utah

Mercy and compassion are two very important

qualities, but love is the

greatest of all. —Harold Klemp

The Language of Soul

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dreams upon awaking — even in the middle of the night.

♦ Have my dream journal document open on my computer in the next room. I find it much easier to read a typewritten entry than my handwriting after waking from a slumbering state in the wee hours.

♦ Do a spiritual exercise before retiring to imagine that my dreams are captured in a golden goblet at the side of my bed to help me remember them.

What are waking dreams? At our last Utah Regional ECK Seminar, Juan Antonio and Maria Santestaban, former Regional ECK Spiritual Aides of Mexico, shared some of their experiences with waking dreams. They find great joy in seeing the ECK, or the Holy Spirit, in everyday life. I have heard them tell numerous stories of observing a bird with a damaged wing or seeing a child interact with a parent and how they have discovered a message of truth or benefit for them at the moment. I asked my inner teacher, the Mahanta, to help me find the ECK in everyday life. One day, I had eaten some beef jerky and spent a good deal of energy attempting to remove a piece from between two of my teeth. My tongue was exhausted and so I chose to stop forcing it. An hour later, as I left an event and exited the building, the piece of jerky simply fell out from between my teeth.

Then I remembered a workshop at a major seminar by Mary Carol Moore. She emphasized three points. 1. Hold lightly to your wishes (for an hour I was determined and obsessed with removing the piece of jerky, but eventually relinquished my attachment), 2. Do the work (I did that part) and 3. Let go of the outcome. For me, this is even harder than step one, just trusting Sugmad, or God, that they might have a more helpful outcome in mind (most people seem to say that the outcomes are usually better than if they had orchestrated it themselves).

As I have explored my dream life over the past several weeks, I had several waking dreams. I discovered

a number of spiritual threads that have become woven together in a tapestry of creative dreaming or conscious, active dreaming, which might also be considered Soul Travel as it is an expansion of consciousness.

Today, I feel like I now understand how I have actively dreamed many parts of my life into reality as I have attempted to use my creative imagination and invite the Mahanta, my inner teacher, to help me be a vehicle of love in all of my interactions. I also own that I had the help of the Mahanta many years ago, even before I knew who my inner teacher really was.

So when Simon Cowell asked Susan Boyle, the cheeky 46 year-old English woman who was auditioning on “Britain’s Got Talent,” what her dream was, she declared it was to sing professionally. Then she sang the ballad from “Les Miserables,” “I dreamed a dream,” in which the destitute character, Fantine, surrenders and sings, “…now life has killed the dream I dreamed.”

I am awed at the gift that I have been given intuitively, long before I joined Eckankar to believe that I could live my dream. I now acknowledge that my choice to never surrender was actually promptings of the Mahanta, my inner teacher, to use my creative imagination, expand my consciousness and dream my way back to God!

(DREAMING continued from page 1)

REMINDER!

All newsletter renewals are due by January 31, 2014. Please contact Lisa or

Kari for more information. newsletter@eckankar-utah.org

Dreams touch every level of our life. They may let us glimpse the future,

or give suggestions for healing, or share insights into our relationships. Above all, they can and will steer us more directly toward God.

—Harold Klemp,

The Art of Spiritual Dreaming

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, Sri Harold

Klemp. The Mahanta is the

inner, or spiritual form of 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 writings, 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.

Harold Klemp The Spiritual Leader of

ECKANKAR

ECKANKAR RELIGION OF THE LIGHT AND SOUND OF GOD

Reflections of Soul Utah Satsang Society, Inc.

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Membership in ECKANKAR

Eckankar, Religion of the Light and

Sound of God, can help you find answers to

your deepest spiritual questions. Through

ECK Worship Services, books and book

discussion classes, workshops and

seminars, you will find new ways to unfold

spiritually.

Membership in Eckankar is available

for those who wish to take their spiritual

studies further. Members receive printed

monthly lessons from the spiritual leader of

Eckankar, Sri Harold Klemp, the Mahanta,

the Living ECK Master. These lessons can

be studied privately at home or with others

in spiritual study (Satsang) classes. For

more information visit Eckankar’s Web site

at www.eckankar.org, call 1-800-LOVE

GOD, or write:

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