The Open DoorSouth Bay ECK Center Newsletter

January 2016

Welcoming families & individuals to experience the Light & Sound of God at this month’s ECKANKAR Worship Service, Sunday January 3rd at 11:00 a.m.

ECKANKAR is a worldwide religion known to many as an ancient teaching. The ECK, or the Holy Spirit, works on our own behalf to expand our consciousness and help us see God in our everyday lives. Harold Klemp, the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master, is the leader of ECKANKAR.

The Purpose of the ECKANKAR Worship Service

“A good way to lift ourselves spiritually is to chant or sing the name of God, which is HU. ECK Worship Services are now being held around the world. As part of the service, we sing HU together. A Catholic priest has been attending ECK Worship Services in Minneapolis. He finds that it makes him a better Catholic. He said that he has been telling a friend of his, a Protestant minister, that he likes the feeling he gets when he comes to the service. Nobody pressures him to become a member of ECKANKAR, or anything like that. We are there simply to sing HU, the holy name of God, and each person is open to receive whatever he can.”

—Harold Klemp, We Come as Eagles, p. 28

Join us every Saturday and some Sundays from 11:00 to 12:00 for a spiritual event at our South Bay ECK Center

2239 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 202, San Jose, CA 95128

The South Bay ECK Center offers a welcoming, interactive environment for adults and youth to discover the spiritual benefits hidden in our life experiences. Join us for ECKANKAR Worship Services, Community HU Songs, and discussions from books by Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader of ECKANKAR, that focus on spiritual topics and tools that allow Soul to gain greater love, wisdom, and spiritual freedom.

2016 California ECK Statewide Seminar

February 19-21 in Seaside

New to ECKANKAR? You are warmly invited to attend the seminar as our guest. Also, there is a free special program for all guests Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. The theme for the seminar is “The Awakening Soul: Connecting Heaven and Earth.” You can register anytime online: awakeningsoul2016.com/preregistrationFor more seminar information: (877) 504-6364 / info@ECK-ca.org.

The Spiritual Café

The title of this January’s Spiritual Café is “Divine Guidance Is Our Natural Inheritance.” It is a fundraiser, featuring a spiritual exercise and a soup tasting with five different homemade soups. The event is January 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome, so bring a friend and enjoy the café and fellowship.

Spiritual Discussions

“When you give truth to someone, you don’t always have to talk about ECK this or ECK that. You work with them in terms of their state of consciousness.” (Drumbeat of Time, p. 83).

Listening before speaking is a valuable skill to master. As we seek to understand ourselves, we become refined among others. This is the purpose of the spiritual discussion.

Book Discussions

The book discussion on The Flute of God will be held at 11 a.m. on the fourth Saturday and every three months, so be sure to make it again in April. In January, Chapter two will be discussed. Sunny Mohseni is the instructor, and is sure to give a fresh look at the work of Paul Twitchell, the modern day found of ECKANKAR. Also, Abbie Layton is leading a high-energy book discussion on the booklet, ECKANKAR, Ancient Wisdom for Today, on the second Saturday of the month.

Community HU Song

HU is all things to all people. You can find out for yourself what this simple spiritual exercise of singing HU can do for you. You have opportunities to try it on the first two Sundays of the month. “HU, the secret name of God….can be chanted or sung quietly to yourself when you are in trouble or when you need consolation in time of grief. It gives strength, it gives health, it opens you as a channel for the greater healing of Divine Spirit.”

—How to Find God, p. 313

ECK Books Sold at the South

Bay ECK Center All purchases of ECK books or other materials from the SBEC help fund the Center’s monthly expenses. Thank you for all your support.

Letter from the Editor

We thank you for reading the South Bay ECK Center newsletter. Contact Casey Louie, Newsletter Editor, to let him know you would like to receive the newsletter: casey_louie@yahoo.com. You can give him your mailing address and you will receive the first three months free. All quotes on this page are from the works of Harold Klemp, the Spiritual Leader of ECKANKAR.

Free Public Spiritual Events at the South Bay ECK Center

Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to noon Sundays 11:00 a.m. to noon

January 2—Spiritual Discussion There is Enough for All Instructor: Larry Compagnoni

January 3—10 a.m. HU song and 11 a.m. Worship Service

January 9—Book Discussion ECKANKAR, Ancient Wisdom for Today Instructor: Abbie Layton

January 10—10 a.m. HU song and 11 a.m. RWC* Worship Service Living Life as a Spiritual Exercise Officiator: Bob McGibeny

January 16—Spiritual Discussion The Importance of Dreams Instructor: Marjorie Dufour

January 17—No activity scheduled.

January 23—Book Discussion Flute of God Instructor: Sunny Mohseni

January 24—No activity scheduled

January 30—Spiritual Discussion How to Be a Model of Love Instructor: Bonnie Farrow

January 31—No activity scheduled

*Redwood City ECK Center at 2009 Broadway (at Main) Redwood City, CA 94063

An Exercise to Try

Contemplation Seed for Times of Distress

Here is a short contemplation seed the ECK Master Lai Tsi found in himself upon returning from the heavenly worlds. Should anyone be in distress or need to reach the great Sugmad, use this contemplation. Repeat it slowly. It certainly brings results. Show me Thy ways, O Sugmad; Teach me Thy path. Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me; On Thee do I wait all day. Remember, O Beloved, Thy guiding light And Thy loving care. For it has been ever Thy will To lead the least of Thy servants to Thee!

—Harold Klemp, The Spiritual Exercises of ECK, p. 97

Lai Tsi

Now Available

Spiritual Exercises for the Shariyat, Book 1, $18 at the ECK Center. Also, The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Books 1 and 2, by Paul Twitchell, is on Kindle, $7.99.

Eckankar Blog, https://eckankarblog.org/ The new HU app, https://eckankarblog.org/hu-app/

Finding the South Bay ECK Center

2239 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 202 (upstairs) San Jose, CA 95128

We are across Moorpark from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, just west of Bascom Avenue. There is a small parking lot behind our

building; street parking is available on Moorpark and along the I-280 sound wall on Central Way, just one short block north of the Center;

and Valley Med has a free parking structure across the street.

By Car From the north, drive south on Bascom Avenue, cross over I-280 and

turn right onto Moorpark at the next traffic light.

From the south, drive north on Bascom, drive past Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, then turn left onto Moorpark at the traffic light. Note:

Moorpark Avenue becomes one-way east of Bascom, forcing you toward southbound 280. To drive around San Jose City College and get

back to the center: turn right on Leigh, right on Fruitdale, right on Bascom, and left on Moorpark.

By Bus VTA routes 61 and 62 stop around the corner, northbound at Bascom

& Renova, and southbound at Bascom & Moorpark. VTA routes 61 and 62 stop around the corner, northbound at Bascom & Renova, and

southbound at Bascom and Moorpark.

An Invitation ECKANKAR teaches spiritual techniques to help you:

Discover the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master, a spiritual guide for our times

Gain insights into the nature of life

Strengthen your direct, personal link with God

Bring more spiritual awareness to all aspects of your life

For more information on the Religion of the Light and Sound of God, contact the South Bay ECK Center at (408) 294-4888. Our address is 2239 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128. You can also visit the ECKANKAR website at www.eckankar.org; call the main ECKANKAR Spiritual Center, 1-800-LOVE-GOD, ext. F23; or write:

ECKANKAR

Att: Information Dept. P.O. Box 2000 Chanhassen, MN 55317 U.S.A.

Salli Thompson CA Regional ECK Spiritual Aide resa@eck-ca.org

Casey Louie Newsletter Editor casey_louie@yahoo.com 408-623-7318

Marie Nelson Newsletter Specialist ns.north@eck-ca.org 530-432-4299

Bob McGibeny High Initiate Newsletter Reviewer godsend12@hotmail.com 650-248-4353

ECKANKAR: Experience the Light & Sound of God

South Bay ECK Center 2239 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 202 P.O. Box 7454 San Jose, CA 95150 +1-408-294-4888 www.ECK-ca.org Forwarding and Address Correction Requested

Harold Klemp

The Spiritual Leader of Eckankar

Eckankar: Experience the Light and Sound of God Eckankar teaches that there is an audible life current known as the ECK,

or Holy Spirit, that connects each of us with the heart of God. We can experience the ECK as Light and Sound.

Through study and practice of the Spiritual Exercises of ECK we learn to

recognize the Light and Sound of God as it touches our lives and brings increased divine love.

The spiritual leader of Eckankar is the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master,

Sri Harold Klemp. The Mahanta is the inner, or spiritual, form of the Living ECK Master. The Mahanta gives inner guidance through dreams, Soul Travel, and the Spiritual Exercises of ECK.

Harold Klemp’s inspiring talks and writings, and his practical approach to

spirituality, help thousands of people worldwide find greater freedom, wisdom, and love. His teachings uplift and help people recognize their own experiences with the Light and Sound of God.

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writer and not necessarily those of Eckankar or the Living ECK Master, Sri Harold Klemp. The terms Eckankar, ECK, EK, Mahanta, Soul Travel, and Vairagi, among others, are trademarks of Eckankar, P.O. Box 2000, Chanhassen, MN 55317 USA. Published by the California Satsang Society, Inc., a Chartered Affiliate of Eckankar. Copyright 2015 Eckankar, all rights reserved.