Tonight there was an online Eckankar meeting. Everything was going well, until my teenage son came into the room, sat down next to me (headphones on) and started talking VERY LOUDLY. He forgot I was in an online meeting and his headphones had noise cancelation which made him want to just talk to me as though I was across the street. I was so frustrated, I got angry and then realized I was on camera and got embarrassed and I closed the session.

What does that have to do with anything? Well I felt ashamed, guilty, and was still upset with my son. I wrote a point person from the meeting an email, apologizing. As I sat in contemplation I literally felt this person say (mentally), “it’s ok, don’t worry about it.” After doing some chores I checked my email and there was this email reply from the point person of the meeting and they basically wrote me the same thing.

This is the second time I’ve felt the feelings of another member. I’ve felt the Mahanta after chanting HU, in a similar fashion. It’s easy to say, “oh it’s my mind but I’ll go along with it,” it’s another thing when it gets validated. There is a real bond in Eckankar that goes beyond anything I’ve ever experienced before.