Foreword You are Soul, a particle of God sent into the worlds to gain spiritual experience.
The goal in ECK is spiritual freedom in this lifetime, after which you become a Co-worker with God, both here and in the next world. Karma and reincarnation are primary beliefs.
When sung just a few minutes each day, HU will lift you spiritually into the Light and Sound of God—the ECK (Holy Spirit). This easy spiritual exercise and others will purify you. You are then able to accept the full love of God in this lifetime.
Introduction These spiritual exercises link you with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, which is seen as Light and heard as Sound.
The Spiritual Exercises of ECK give us confidence in ourselves. We learn that we are Soul, we are eternal. Then we know with certainty that we live forever, that death cannot destroy us.
Do one exercise every day. Spend about twenty minutes on it. This builds your spiritual stamina gently over time. Regular daily practice is the key to success.
Chapter One Starting with the Spiritual Exercises of ECK
- Dreams, Soul Travel, and Love As you chant HU, the name of God, you are making a commitment with Divine Spirit.
Just before you go to sleep, sit quietly on your bed. Close your eyes. Chant HU very softly, or if someone is in the room with you, chant it silently to yourself. HU is a special word, the ancient name for God. You could call it the manifested Word or the Sound; it has a power of its own. As you take the time to sit there and chant HU, the name of God, you are making a commitment with Divine Spirit. Chant HU in a long, drawn-out way for three or four or five minutes, and let yourself settle down. Then wait for a few more minutes before starting the next step. For those who have been unable to remember their dreams, simply chant the word dream spelled out. Chant it out loud, letter by letter: D-R-E-A-M. Do this for about five minutes. Next, chant the same thing quietly for a few minutes, and then just go to sleep. As you are falling asleep, say, “I would like to remember a significant spiritual dream.” With this method, you are asking for truth to come through the dream state.
So, chant D-I-V-I-N-E L-O-V-E. This means you seek the highest form of love, which brings all blessings to you.
- Listening for God God speaks to you only when you are able to listen.
But fill your heart with love before you approach the altar of God, because only the pure may come.
If you want to bring yourself closer to the ECK, say, “I am a vehicle for the Sugmad, the ECK, and the Mahanta.” Then begin your day with joy. Know that everything is being accomplished as it should be. If things seem too much for you, you can also close your eyes for a moment and imagine yourself taking a golden spiritual shower. The shower is of the Light of ECK. Imagine standing beneath this stream of Light which is bringing you surrender through divine love. And remember, you can get through the biggest things if you go moment by moment.
Throughout the day, contemplate on all the blessings in your life. The power of gratitude opens the heart to allow love to enter. But once the love comes in and we receive the gifts of Divine Spirit and of life, the way to keep the gifts flowing is to be grateful.
Look for a Blue Light upon the inner screen. This is the Light of God.
Chapter Two Dream Exercises
7. Inviting the Dream Master
Before going to sleep, inwardly give permission to the Dream Master to be with you. Imagine unburdening yourself, giving your problems to him, and letting your mind relax its concerns and worries. Ask the Dream Master to help clear up the karmic conditions of whatever is standing in the way of your spiritual growth.
- Door of Soul Twenty minutes to half an hour is the limit of time to spend with the spiritual exercises during one sitting. The door of Soul opens inwardly. No amount of pushing from the wrong side will open
Say inwardly to the Dream Master, the Mahanta, “I give you permission to take me into the Far Country, to the place that is right for me now.” Then go to sleep without giving the thought command another bit of attention. The command unlocks the unconscious so the experiences of Soul can be retained by the human mind. Keep a notebook within easy reach to make notes. Remember that spiritually things work without pushing. When you have ECK in your life, it’s not necessary to push.
You may hear the Sound as a buzz or pulse like an electrical current.
During the dream you can also put yourself in the position of a silent witness, watching others enact their roles, much as you watch a movie. You can learn to start and stop the dream, make the dream bright or dim, in color or black and white. Another way to dream consciously is to practice watching yourself drop off to sleep each night. Learn to catch that point where you dip into the larger reservoir of the dream state. Through practice you can learn to rest the body and be in a conscious state of awareness. You can do this without fear. You can then learn to move from one dream level to another, without losing consciousness.
How can I tell whether the experience happened on the Astral Plane, the Causal Plane, or the Mental Plane? I knew there was a difference between these levels, but when something occurred, I often couldn’t tell where it came from.
16. Dream Book
To overcome this, write the dream out in full. Then put it away. At the end of the month, review those inner experiences that stand out. Condense them. Make believe you are an editor on the staff of Reader’s Digest. Gather the best of your experiences and send them to the Living ECK Master in a report. If you are an ECK initiate, this can be your initiate report. It is an easy way to resolve karma.
18. Journey on an Ocean of Light
At first you may see just a general glow of light that you think is merely your imagination. It might appear as little blue spots of light or as a ray of light. Or it could look like a beam of light coming through an open window from the sunshine outside. The white light may also show up in any number of ways. As you look for the Light, chant your secret word or HU, a name for God which has a power greater than the word God for many people. Watch as this Light turns into an ocean of light. Then, as you see It turn into an ocean, look for a little boat that’s coming to shore very near where you are standing. At the helm is the Mahanta or one of the ECK Masters, who will invite you into the boat. Don’t be afraid; just get in. When you get to this point, allow any experience to follow that may. Set no limitations on it. You may end up in a video arcade, or you may end up near or inside a Temple of Golden Wisdom. Or you may have an experience of the Light and Sound of God coming directly into Soul.
But automatic doesn’t mean letting it turn into a meaningless mental repetition. Rather, in a very real sense, you remain conscious that the HU is rolling within you.
Know that you do this because you love God. You love the divine part within yourself. In this gentle, unpushy way, you become the lover of all life.
Chapter Three Healing and Protection
I can help you—but only if you listen. Nothing can hurt you spiritually, unless you yourself allow it.
Always remember that the ECK is stronger than any force in the lower worlds. Only one who surrounds himself with Its presence, and knows that the Mahanta is with him, will be safe.
The old law of protection is this: Nothing can hurt us unless we ourselves allow it. People under psychic attack must make a decision whether to follow the Lord of Light and Sound or the lord of darkness. Hesitation creates a split current of energy within one. I’ve had reports of people who suffered heart attacks because they let their emotions pull them in two different directions at the same time. Forgo the worship of Moloch, the worship of personality. The price is too dear.
To protect yourself you must remember two principles: (1) never believe that you will be harmed by anything or anybody, because you are ageless, eternal Soul; and (2) practice fearlessness by never being afraid of anything or letting the imagination run wild by imagining something happening to your body to harm it. Three techniques for self-protection are: (1) place a reversed mirror in front of you, which the adversary’s psychic self can see but cannot withstand; (2) place a white light around yourself; and (3) start talking in a normal voice, telling your adversary that he isn’t acting according to the laws of human decency.
The ECK, Divine Spirit, pushes us into a situation where—by agreement, by saying we would like the next-higher stage of illumination—we open ourselves to changes in our life. The moment we say to the Mahanta, “I am ready; take me where you will,” is like the flash of lightning. In the space of time that follows, we face the unknown. We go about our life, changes start to occur, and we don’t quite understand what’s happening or how it’s going to turn out. If you are afraid of something and feel like you are frozen on the edge of a cliff, close your eyes and imagine the Mahanta reaching out his hand. Visualize him guiding you past the steep ledge to where the path widens into a meadow.
He shows you how to do it, and you copy him. Then he says, “Each time you walk around, make your circle a little wider. Soon you will be comfortable in the new area.”
Do not try to stop any thought process at this stage; just rise above it. The effort to stop a thought from arising inevitably creates other thoughts.
Imagine the mind is like a small child looking with interest at a toy. The mind is nothing more than a small child which sometimes becomes unruly and wants attention. Handle the mind as you would a small child. This stage is called the first resting place. If you are successful to this point, you will have attained freedom from the mental tyranny of thoughts and be ready for greater spiritual tasks.
44. Bathing in Light
You then can ask the Inner Master to help you regain spiritual balance by saying, “If it’s for the good of all concerned and doesn’t interfere with my spiritual growth, would you please heal me?” Then holding that thought, drift into a sound sleep.
When you bless a situation, you keep yourself in balance and do not become involved in the negative conditions. In addition, if you are a true channel for the ECK, miracles will take place around you.
Imagine walking with the Master on the inner planes. Begin chanting a word which is similar to HU: HUUUACH (HU-akh). It is a long, drawn-out HU that ends with a soft, guttural sound, like the ch in the German word Buch.
Ask, “Is it possible that I am the person I have been criticizing?”
Chapter Five Solving Problems
Before contemplation, think of some person you love, or of some happy event. This feeling of love or goodwill is necessary for travel in the Far Country. Soul Travel is the first step to God.