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Divine Current ECKANKAR in Wisconsin Quarterly Newsletter and Calendar of Public Events
the April / May / June 2018
Volume 22, Issue 2
When I was in my twenties a friend my own age had
cancer. He went to a children's hospital because most peo-
ple with his disease did not make it to adulthood. I was
deeply affected by visiting a ward full of sick children who
were trying to make the best of things among the tubes,
balloons, and stuffed animals. I prayed, "Please God, help
them."
That night I became very ill with flu-like symptoms. The
sleepless nights that followed gave Holy Spirit an opportu-
nity to speak to me, not in words, but with a deeper sense
of surrender and understanding of life's meaning and pur-
pose.
I realized my prayer was telling God what to do. I had
forgotten to recognize God's care and love for Its creation
and that God already knows what is best for each Soul.
Each of us is on a divine journey home to God with
many classrooms of experiences and successive grades of
unfoldment. Experiences are less about right and wrong,
good and bad. Soul learns by cause and effect through its
own experiences and purifies itself through many lifetimes
of spiritual growth.
True prayer becomes the art of listening to the voice of
God. We can listen for the voice of God through a prayer
of appreciation and recognition of the presence of God. A
simple way to do this is to open our hearts and sing HU,
(pronounced like the word hue) a song of love to God.
This story is not so much about illness, but about sur-
render. By learning how to pray a non-directed prayer, I
make a conscious connection with God. Within that rela-
tionship I can learn about my spiritual lessons and responsi-
bilities. This divine education of Soul is the divine blessing
that teaches me to be in agreement with the ways of God's
love. And to remember that even when I have a hard time
with the lessons of love, God still loves me. Continues on back page
By learning how to pray
a non-directed prayer,
I make a conscious
connection with God.
What Is True Prayer?
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thousands of years in many lands for spiritual unfoldment. HU can uplift people of any religion,
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Appleton Sun • May 27 • 10 am
Replacing Fear with Love
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The Middle Path: Staying Calm,
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Gaining Spiritual Unfoldment
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Can We Manage Our Karma?
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The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book One
—Paul Twitchell
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ECKANKAR Center of Wisconsin
6501 Watts Road, Suite 150
(608) 220-8429 Paul
Sri Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader of Eckankar talks
about true prayer in the book, The Drumbeat of Time. "True
prayer lets things be. It shows trust that God has done
things right. It says, "God you are doing a good job. Every-
thing is ok." Harold goes on to say, "I would like to leave
you with the blessing we usually use in ECK. It doesn't tell
God to do anything. It doesn't tell you to be or to do any-
thing differently. But it is simply accepting things as they are
according to the will and the love of God, and that is: ‘May
the blessings be.’"
Chuck Carmody is a member of the Eckankar clergy and a
resident of Door County.
The Divine Current is published by Wisconsin Satsang Society, Inc., A Chartered Affiliate of ECKANKAR; 6501 Watts Road Suite 150, Madison, WI 53719-1401
The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers and not necessarily those of ECKANKAR or the Living ECK Master, Sri Harold Klemp. Copyright © 2018 ECKANKAR.
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According to federal guidelines, the material value of this publication is insubstantial. Therefore the full amount of your contribution is tax deductible. Editor: Sue Haebig, Reviewer: Carole Mullen
Resources for
Spiritual Exploration
ECKANKAR Official Blog eckankarblog.org
This blog is for you, the spiritual seeker.
Spiritual Wisdom Journal spiritualwisdomjournal.org
Quarterly inspiration from ECKANKAR.
Temple of ECK, Chanhassen, MN eckankar.org/Temple
What is True Prayer? continued from front page
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Letting God Speak
e know that when we make a clear, direct connection
with the Holy Spirit, we will understand how It works in
our life without even asking. It doesn’t matter whether you
pray or not, to God or anyone else—life brings you what
you need, anyway.
The difference is, when you sing HU and sit silently in
contemplation, you are letting God speak to you, to show
you why certain things are going on in your life. In other
words, you gain a greater understanding of the ways of the
Holy Spirit.
—Harold Klemp, The Sound of Soul, p. 44
“… A word to help open your heart to God’s love is HU. It
is an ancient, sacred name for God.
Sing it with love as you look and listen within.”
—Harold Klemp, The Sound of Soul, pp. 72-73
Sound of Soul Events In this special ECK event, all are welcomed as friends, set-
tle in with a beautiful contemplation seed, and experience
a 15 to 20 minute HU Chant followed by relaxed spiritual
conversation.
Come and share your spiritual experiences. Bring a friend!
Find a Sound of Soul Event near you
on page two in Public Events listings.