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South Orange County ECKANKAR CENTER August 2012 Public Events 32118 Paseo Adelanto, Suite 7AR, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 949- 661- 9533 or 949-229-ECK1 [email protected]

Prayer is any act that brings Roundtable Discussion All welcome. one closer to God. Sunday, August 12 Community HU Chant True is listening to 10 to 11 a.m. Pronounced “hue” God. San Juan Capistrano Wednesday —Harold Klemp August 8 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. SJC ECK Center Topic: Discover Your Life THE ECK Worship Service as a Spiritual Adventure for members and guests Wednesday Sunday, August 26 August 22 10 to 11 a.m. Life goes up and down. We have 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. San Juan Capistrano SJC ECK Center times when everything is going our Officiator: Rich Williams way, but there are also times when we’re at the bottom. If we keep our- Community HU Chant selves open to Spirit, there will be an and equal balance. This is what is meant Picnic Potluck Topic: by the detached state: When our Sunday fortunes hit bottom, we surrender September 2 THOSE WONDERFUL ECK MASTERS to Spirit. Then we can go back up 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. more naturally, and we’ll maintain “The ECK Masters all strive to this rhythm of life. As life goes on Everyone bring food to share help others - and especially you around us, the detached state is that and bring friends and family - reach God-Realization too. which runs right through the cen- Laguna Niguel And thereby the capacity to ter; we are the balanced individual Regional Park working in the consciousness. 28241 La Paz Road give and receive vastly more —Harold Klemp Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 love.” How to Find God (949) 923-2240 —Harold Klemp Mahanta Transcripts, Book 2 $5 ECK Masters and You: entrance fee An Illustrated Guide Chapter 4 p.74

Share a deeper appreciation for the gift of HU by bringing a guest. www.HearHU.org “HU, this ancient name for God, is a love song to God. You can sing it. And in singing it or holding it in your mind during times of need, it becomes a . It becomes a prayer of the highest sort. It becomes a non-directed prayer, which means that we’re willing to let the Holy Spirit take care of the affairs in our life according to the divine plan instead of our personal plan.” —Harold Klemp HU The Most Beautiful Prayer, p.3 Spiritual Notes 949-229-ECK1 NEW 2012 South Orange County [email protected]

From Los Angeles The ECKANKAR • I-5 So. toward Worship Service • Take Ortega Hwy. EXIT 82 • Turn R on Ortega Hwy. Service begins with a read- • Go to the left lane ing from the ECKANKAR • Turn L onto Del Obispo St. works followed by a HU • Go over railroad tracks CHANT for a few minutes • Go to left lane and concludes with a discus- • Turn L at Paseo Adelanto • Turn L into big parking lot sion on the spiritual topic. • Look to R for EK sign

South Orange County ECKANKAR CENTER 32118 Paseo Adelanto 7AR San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Fourth Sunday 10am 949-661-9533 949-229-ECK1 ECKANKAR of Orange County 888 W Santa Ana Blvd, #222 From San Diego Santa Ana, CA 92701 • I-5 North toward LA Second Sunday 11am • Take Ortega Hwy EXIT 82 714-475-5079 • Turn L on Ortega Hwy Los Angeles • Turn L onto Del Obispo ECKANKAR Center • Go over railroad tracks 6669 Sunset Blvd • Go to left lane 32118 Los Angeles, CA 90028 • Turn L at Paseo Adelanto every Sunday 11am • Turn L into big parking lot 323-469-2325 • Look to R for EK sign San Diego ECKANKAR Center 11722 Sorrento Valley Rd, 1A ECKANKAR, ECKANKAR San Diego, CA 92121 call 858-492-8441 Experience Website the Light and Sound of God www.eck-ca.org Newsletters On the website Non-members go to: To view all the Newsletters in Eckankar teaches that there is an Eckankar in Your Community California, you can log onto the audible life current known as the California website: ECK, or HOLY SPIRIT, that con- Members should look for heading: www.eck-ca.org nects each of us with the heart of MEMBERS The opinions expressed in this news- God. We can experience the ECK Members Login letter known as Spiritual Notes are as Light and Sound. Through those of the writers and not neces- User ID: sarily of ECKANKAR or the Mahanta, study and practice of the Spiri- the Living ECK Master, Harold Klemp. tual Exercises of ECK, we learn use the month of The Mystic World plus Copyright © 2012 ECKANKAR. All rights to recognize the Light and Sound year. example: march2012 (lowercase letters) reserved. The terms ECKANKAR, ECK, of God as It touches our lives EK, MAHANTA, SOUL TRAVEL, and VAI- and brings increased divine love. Password: last word of The Mystic World RAGI, among others, are trademarks of title on page one of Harold Klemp’s article ECKANKAR PO Box 2000 (lowercase letters). Chanhassen, MN 55317 USA FOR INFORMATION Chela News and Events: click to enter ECKANKAR.ORG Published by the California Satsang 714-558-1814 On the left, look for: Southern California Society, Inc., A Chartered Affiliate of English–Vietnamese–Spanish Scroll down to: Orange County South ECKANKAR.

Toll Free 888-253-3193 Spanish Newsletter Staff California ECKANKAR To view or subscribe to the 949-661-9533 or 949-229-ECK1 Web Site: free Editor: Connie Shelton www.ECK-ca.org Spiritual Wisdom Journal H.I. Reviewer: Michael Ellerby go to: Newsletter Specialist: Jon Nelson www.SpiritualWisdomJournal.org Spiritual Notes 949-229-ECK1 NEW AUGUST 2012 South Orange County [email protected] Calendar

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Members Eckankar SJCHI MeetingECK Ctr. on TV SJCHU ECKCHANT Ctr. 10Michael - 11:30 Ellerby a.m. 8 - 8:30 p.m. 7:30 to 8pmA ------Cox 31 and 96 J Members Dream II LakeDiscourse Forest ChBeth 4 2:30 Richards p.m. 26 29 Worship Service 27 28 30 31 ECK MASTERS Eckankar on TV SJC ECK Ctr 8 - 8:30 p.m. Rich10-11 Williams a.m. Cox 31 and 96 campsite Sunday September 2 9 Laguna Niguel Regional Park R o u n d t a b l e 28241 La Paz Discussion Road E next Laguna Communitythen Hu Niguel, CA Chant and 92677 games 949-923-2240 potluck $5 entrance fee 10 a to 3 p

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