Category: Doubts and Answers

  • Through it all, Eckankar

    Through it all, Eckankar

    There are times that I enjoy the teachings of Eckankar, but there are aspects of it that are sometimes hard to except. Sometimes I think of the path and wonder what my siblings would think of it. I can imagine their doubts over the past masters from hundreds or a thousand years ago, or the

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  • Depression

    Depression

    I want to keep this online journal honest. There are times when I have doubts. Not just doubts on a specific spiritual path, but doubts of God (Sugmad) from any path. Recent events in the world has gotten me down. Perhaps the information overload of abusers, and wars has turned my head from hope. Perhaps

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  • Disappointment in Others on the Path

    Today I feel discouraged. While browsing a spiritual forum online, from members of the Eckankar faith, I came across a comment. The comment from an Eckankar member blasted the new Mahanta. It was trivial frustrations. This person felt that the leader of Eckankar took his time to get on stage when he was introduced, hasn’t

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  • The personality & death

    The personality & death

    I’ve been trying to connect to the Easy Path Satsang for months now. It just isn’t working out. The people in charge don’t seem interested in adding more people into the groups. That said, I have few Eckists to talk to. I did find an online group and posed this question: I was reading the

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  • Doubts, Intellect and the Direct Experience

    Doubts, Intellect and the Direct Experience

    Yesterday marked a major change within the Eckankar organization by introducing the new Mahanta, Sri Doug Kunin. This means that the previous Mahanta of Eckankar, Harold Klemp, has just transferred control and direction of the group after 40+ years of leadership. As someone new to Eckankar, I wanted to know more about the process and

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