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Die Unbekannte Geschichte Von Paul Twitchell Und Eckankar DIE GRÜNDUNG EINER SPIRITUELLEN BEWEGUNG DIE UNBEKANNTE GESCHICHTE VON PAUL TWITCHELL UND ECKANKAR von DAVID C. LANE Übersetzung und Publikation im Web mit der Genehmigung des Autors Die Originalausgabe von "THE MAKING OF A SPIRITUAL MOVEMENT: THE UNTOLD STORY OF PAUL TWITCHELL AND ECKANKAR" ist erhältlich bei Del Mar Press, P.O. Box 2508, Del Mar, California 92014. $15 Die Gründung einer spirituellen Bewegung – von David Lane Die unbekannte Geschichte von Paul Twitchell und Eckankar INHALTSVERZEICHNIS Einleitung.................................................................................................................... 4 Vorwort ....................................................................................................................... 7 1. Die frühen Jahre von Paul Twitchell ....................................................................... 8 Der Versuch, ein genaues Geburtsdatum festzulegen ..........................................................8 Der Geburtsort von Paul Twitchell....................................................................................11 Paul Twitchells Jugend .....................................................................................................12 Die Kriegsjahre.................................................................................................................14 2. Die Suche (1950 - 1963)....................................................................................... 16 Kirpal Singh und Ruhani Satsang......................................................................................16 Tricholan Singh Khanna und Betty Shifflet.......................................................................19 L. Ron Hubbard und Scientology......................................................................................20 Vergleich mit den Axiomen von Scientology....................................................................23 Gail Atkinson ...................................................................................................................25 Der Zahn des Tigers, ein stumpfer Zahn ...........................................................................26 3. Die Verwandlung .................................................................................................. 27 Die Fundamente werden gelegt.........................................................................................27 Eckankar wächst...............................................................................................................30 4. Darwin Gross erscheint ........................................................................................ 32 Tod und Nachfolge ...........................................................................................................32 Der kontroverse Fünf-Jahres-Plan.....................................................................................33 Darwin Gross erscheint.....................................................................................................34 Eckankar nach Paul Twitchell...........................................................................................36 Der dritte Eck-Meister Harold Klemp ...............................................................................37 5. Die Vertuschung ................................................................................................... 38 Wer ist Sudar Singh? ........................................................................................................38 Die Vertuschung - Erste Phase..........................................................................................41 Die Flöte Gottes................................................................................................................43 Nachtrag: Der letzte Brief.................................................................................................48 Die Vertuschung - Zweite Phase .......................................................................................51 6. Die vergessenen Wurzeln..................................................................................... 54 Die Suche nach den Wurzeln von Eckankar......................................................................54 Radha Soami Satsang Beas...............................................................................................55 Ruhani Satsang .................................................................................................................56 Julian P. Johnson ..............................................................................................................58 Spiritueller Diebstahl - Das Plagiat ...................................................................................60 7. Twitchells Auswahl ............................................................................................... 64 Der Selektionsprozess.......................................................................................................64 Kosmologische Gebilde....................................................................................................65 Ethik: Der Moralkodex .....................................................................................................67 8. Die Manifestation Rebazar ’......................................................................... 69 Authentizität, Rechtmäßigkeit und Irreführung bei Religionsstudien.................................69 Die Manifestation von Rebazar Tarzs ...............................................................................71 Die Zukunft von Eckankar................................................................................................73 www.eckist..info Seite 2 von 99 Die Gründung einer spirituellen Bewegung – von David Lane Die unbekannte Geschichte von Paul Twitchell und Eckankar 9. Darwin Gross wird gestürzt – wenn Gott entthront wird........................................ 74 Der Entlassungsbrief.........................................................................................................74 Was ist falsch gelaufen?....................................................................................................76 Darwin Gross´ Vertrag auf Lebzeit ...................................................................................78 Darwin Gross und Atom World ........................................................................................80 10. Die Geschichte von Harold Klemp ...................................................................... 81 Das Ausgangsszenario ......................................................................................................81 Wie man Eckankar anmutig enthüllt .................................................................................82 Warnung vorm Schwarzen Magier....................................................................................84 Anhang 1: Die Neuen Wege..................................................................................... 86 Shabdismus in Nordamerika .............................................................................................86 Die Radhasoami Tradition aus Indien ...............................................................................87 Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind ....................................................................................................89 Paul Twitchell und Eckankar ............................................................................................90 Darwin Gross und Atom World ........................................................................................91 John-Roger Hinkins und M.S.I.A......................................................................................92 Divine Light Mission........................................................................................................93 Walter Baptiste, Dr. Ramamurti Mishra und Ray Stanford................................................94 Anhang 2: Die Ursprünge und deren Verbindung zu Eckankar ................................ 95 Die Säulen........................................................................................................................95 Die Vairagi Meister ..........................................................................................................97 Initiationen .......................................................................................................................98 Eckankars heiligste Schriften: Die Bücher Eins und Zwei des Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad .........99 www.eckist..info Seite 3 von 99 Die Gründung einer spirituellen Bewegung – von David Lane Die unbekannte Geschichte von Paul Twitchell und Eckankar DIE GRÜNDUNG EINER DIE UNBEKANNTE GESCHICHTE VON SPIRITUELLEN BEWEGUNG PAUL TWITCHELL Einleitung Dies ist - bis auf einige Kürzungen - eine inhaltsgleiche Übersetzung von David Christopher Lanes Buch "The Making of a Spiritual Movement", das bisher noch nicht ins Deutsche übersetzt wurde. Lane gilt seit den siebziger Jahren bis heute als einer der kritischsten Verfechter von Eckankar. Lane hatte für eine Studienarbeit das Thema Eckankar gewählt. Die Arbeit sorgte damals in Kreisen von Eckankar für große Aufregung und wurde wenig später wegen der großen Nachfrage als Buch publiziert. Professor David C. Lane, Ph.D. arbeitet heute am Philosophy Department, MSAC in Walnut, California. Es gibt einige amerikanische Internetseiten, die sich kritisch mit Eckankar (und anderen Religionen) auseinandersetzen. Vor über einem Jahr hatte ich eine Internetseite
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