Who Can Join Eckankar?
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Eckankar is a spiritual organization led by living Eck Master Harold Klemp, focusing on helping members, known as eckists, recognize and experience the light and sound of divine spirit. The organization offers various spiritual exercises aimed at fostering individual growth and understanding of one's divine identity, regardless of members' diverse backgrounds. Becoming an eckist is accessible, with resources available on their website, and members typically undergo a two-year exploration of teachings before choosing to partake in an initiation process.
Who Can Join Eckankar?
- 2. Eckankar teaches its members how to become closer to God by embracing the Light and Sound of Divine Spirit (also known as the ECK). Led by the Living ECK Master, Harold Klemp, Eckankar shows followers how to recognize the Light and Sound of God in all its many forms and how to truly experience these aspects of God’s love. This spiritual path offers a number of spiritual exercises, including Soul Travel techniques, designed to help members, also known as ECKists, become aware of their divine identity as Soul. ECKists come from all paths of life. They consist of a broad cross section of nationalities, races, age groups, and occupations.
- 3. Furthermore, ECKists come from all religious backgrounds as well. Common themes and feelings, such as love for family and community, are key ways they unfold spiritually and live in harmony with the Divine. Structurally, Eckankar is a nonprofit religious organization and church. It redefines what a church can offer its members. Rather than promoting a fixed set of beliefs, it presents a spiritual toolkit that each individual applies in their own unique way. Each belief and principle is tested and verified by the individual through his or her own personal experience.
- 4. Becoming an ECKist is easy. Interested persons should explore the church’s website at www.eckankar.org to learn more about the spiritual studies and training involved. With the reading of the special monthly writings and practice of unique spiritual exercises, members unfold via several initiation stages in which they become more attuned to the Divine Spirit. Typically, ECKists take two years to explore the teachings before choosing to take the ECK initiation. Throughout this journey, each initiation brings them one step closer to loving and knowing God.