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The Divine Current Eckankar in Wisconsin Quarterly Newsletter and Calendar of Public Events the Year of the Shariyat The Divine Current Eckankar in Wisconsin Quarterly Newsletter and Calendar of Public Events The Year of the Shariyat VOLUME 20, ISSUE 1 JAN/FEB/MARCH 2016 TEMPLE OF ECK - CHANHASSEN, MN The Call of Soul Reprinted with permission from New Richmond News Have you ever had a gnawing feeling that there Before sleep shut your eyes and place your at- is more to life than meets the eye? Have you won- tention on the spiritual eye. It’s right above and be- dered who you are or why you are here on this planet? tween the eyebrows. Then begin to sing HU, an an- Have you ever sensed there is a spiritual purpose to cient love song to God (pronounced like the word life? If so, you may have heard the call of Soul1. hue), in a long drawn out sound: HU-U-U-U. Take an- Because I was a child growing up in the sixties, other breath and sing HU again. Continue for up to nightly, the national news brought the atrocities of the twenty minutes. Sing HU with a feeling of love. This Vietnam War directly into our living room. As an im- feeling of love grants the confidence to venture into pressionable preteen I couldn’t help but wonder why a some new, unexplored areas of your spiritual being loving God would allow such awful things to happen on where you can find answers to your deepest ques- Earth? I spoke with my pastor about my questions and tions. Be patient. Sit, sing, and wait. Divine wisdom he related his own answers but they did not satisfy me. speaks when we are able to listen. I knew I would have to find my own path to God and As you continue to practice this spiritual exer- seek out my own answers. I had heard the call of Soul. cise, in addition to finding answers, you may also be- So my search began. I started by opening my gin to notice a renewed sense of comfort, calm, and peace; a subtle sense of divine love and protection; heart and looking within to develop my own relation- ship with God. There are many holy places on earth and an expanded awareness. but the most sacred of all is the place inside ourselves If you would like to learn more about singing where we meet one-on-one with the Holy Spirit. One HU, you can go to MiraclesInYourLife.org. People of way I found helpful to meet with the Holy Spirit and to all faiths, backgrounds, and beliefs find my own answers was to do are invited to experience singing So my search a spiritual exercise. You may the sacred sound of HU... The began. I started by ask, “What is a spiritual exer- community HU song is sponsored opening my heart cise?” Just as physical exercises by Eckankar, Religion of the Light and looking within can build and strengthen our and Sound of God. to develop my physical bodies, spiritual exer- Cary lives in New Richmond, WI and is a own relationship cises can build and strengthen member of the Eckankar Clergy. Cary Lofquist us as spiritual beings. with God. Please see page 2 for community HU Songs offered throughout Wisconsin. If you want to find answers to your most basic questions, you can try this simple spiritual exercise 1 Soul. The True Self. It is a spark of God. The inner, tonight. most sacred part of each person. It is eternal. 2016 ECK Springtime Seminar — Golden Wisdom in The Year of the Shariyat — ECKseminars.org March 25-27 • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA • Sri Harold Klemp, the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master will speak in person Saturday evening. Complimentary admission on Saturday for those new to Eckankar. Information available January 15, 2016 ECKANKAR EXPERIENCE THE LIGHT AND SOUND OF GOD THE DIVINE CURRENT — 2 — JAN/FEB/MARCH 2016 Join with people from all walks of life to learn more about living in harmony with Divine Spirit. ECK Worship Services The ECK Worship Service includes a reading from the ECK works, a HU Song, and often features talks, personal stories, music, and small group discussions on spiritual principles at work in our daily lives. Fellowship time follows. Pleasant Prairie Appleton Each time the Light or Sun ▪ Jan 17 ▪ 10:00 am Sun ▪ Jan 24 ▪ 10:00 am Sound comes to you, Find God’s Hand in Each and Recognizing The Presence of Madison you are lifted in spiritual Every Moment God’s Love Sun ▪ Jan 3 ▪ 11:00 am consciousness. Sun ▪ Feb 21 ▪ 10:00 am Sun ▪ Mar 27 ▪ 10:00 am During the Year of the Shariyat, Discover the Golden Key to Heaven —Harold Klemp, Imagine Your Own Spiritual Exercise Be Your Best and Highest Self Stories to Help You See Holiday Inn Express & Suites Thompson Community Ctr. God in Your Life, Sun ▪ Feb 7 ▪ 11:00 am 7887 94th Avenue 820 W. College Avenue Creating Blessings From Hardships ECK Parables, Bk. 4 (847) 201-8957 David/Joy (920) 303-0411 Connie Sun ▪ Mar 6 ▪ 11:00 am What Our Relationships Teach Milwaukee Stevens Point La Crosse Us Spiritually Sun ▪ Mar 20 ▪ 10:00 am Sun ▪ Jan 10 ▪ 10:00 am Sun ▪ Feb 21 ▪ 1:00 pm * Potluck following March service Working with the Creative Principle Sun ▪ Feb 14 ▪ 10:00 am Animal Are Soul Too Goodman Community Center– of Soul Sun ▪ Mar 13 ▪ 10:00 am Southside Goodwill Evjue Room Country Inn and Suites Schmeeckle Reserve Community Meeting Room 149 Waubesa Street (Milwaukee Airport) 2419 Northpoint Drive (608) 238-5650 Bryce 6200 S. 13th Street 3954 Mormon Coulee Road (715) 345-0232 Mike/Gail (Se habla español) (847) 201-8957 David/Joy (608) 519-1798 Bob Community HU Songs Discover how singing (chanting) HU can open the heart to God’s love. HU is an ancient love song to God and can bring peace and serenity to your life. The community HU Song lasts for twenty HearHU.org minutes, closes with five minutes of silent contemplation, and is followed with fellowship time. Madison 3rd Thursday monthly 7:30 pm Milwaukee Eau Claire Wausau Jan 21 Feb 18 Mar 17 Thu Jan 28 6:30 pm Mon Jan 25 7:00 pm Fri Feb 5 6:30 pm Goodman Community Center– Bolz Rm. B Thu Feb 25 6:30 pm Mon Feb 22 7:00 pm Fri Mar 4 6:30 pm Mon Mar 21 7:00 pm 149 Waubesa Street Thu Mar 31 6:30 pm First UU Church (608) 238-5650 Bryce (Se habla español) Eau Claire Public Library 500 Grant Street Quaker Meeting House 400 Eau Claire Street (715) 470-0333 Sandy 1st Friday monthly 7:30 pm 3224 N. Gordon Place (715) 808-2509 Randy Jan 1 Feb 5 Mar 4 (414) 372-1992 Ed 5610 Medical Circle, Suite 25 Park and enter by back door Green Bay (608) 274-5888 Ext. 6 (directions) Sun Jan 17 10:05 am Appleton (608) 238-5650 Bryce (Se habla español) Sun Feb 21 10:05 am Sun Feb 28 10:00 am Sun Mar 20 10:05 am Thu Jan 7 7:30 pm Thompson Community Ctr. Goodwill Building Tue Feb 9 7:30 pm * New 820 W. College Avenue Fri Mar 11 7:30 pm (not Harmony Café) (920) 303-0411 Connie Pinney Library– Meeting Room 1660 West Mason Street 204 Cottage Grove Road (920) 465-3880 (after 7pm) Doris (608) 238-5650 Bryce (Se habla español) Middleton A Divine Connection Eckankar teaches that a spiritual essence, the Light and Sound, connects Wed Jan 27 7:30 pm everyone with the heart of God. This Light and Sound is the ECK, or the Holy Spirit. Direct experience Mon Feb 22 7:30 pm * New with these twin aspects of God opens the deep spiritual potential within each of us. The Light and Sound Tues Mar 22 7:30 pm purify, uplift, and direct us on our journey home to God. Middleton Public Library– Marian Archer Rm. Singing HU draws us closer in our state of consciousness to the Divine Being. This is its purpose. It is for 7425 Hubbard Avenue those who desire spiritual love, freedom, wisdom, and truth. ECKANKAR.org (608) 238-5650 Bryce (Se habla español) The Divine Current is published by Wisconsin Satsang Society, Inc., A Chartered Affiliate of ECKANKAR, P.O. Box 157, Mukwonago, WI 53149-0157 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 © 2016 ECKANKAR. All Rights Reserved. The terms ECKANKAR, ECK, EK, MAHANTA, SOUL TRAVEL, and VAIRAGI among others are trademarks of ECKANKAR, P.O. Box 2000, Chanhassen, MN, 55317-2000. 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 THE DIVINE CURRENT — 3 — JAN/FEB/MARCH 2016 These ECK cable broadcasts feature two formats–excerpts from talks by Harold Klemp, spiritual leader ECKANKAR of Eckankar, and talk -shows with guests from Wisconsin sharing personal stories and creative techniques Cable Broadcasts they use to gain insight into spirituality in their daily living. Madison - Cable TV-WYOU Digital Channel 991 Milwaukee - Time Warner Cable TV Channel 96 Wake Up Spiritually with Eckankar Wake Up Spiritually with Eckankar Sundays at 12:30 pm • Wednesdays at 10:00 am Jan– A Golden Contract Talks by Harold Klemp Feb– Spiritual Lessons From Living Sundays at 1:00 pm • Wednesdays at 10:30 am March– Living Your Religion Mondays at 4 pm • Saturdays at 11 am Stevens Point - Cable TV Channel 984 Mondays at 10 pm • Tues/Thursdays at 10:30 am Eau Claire - Digital Channel 993 Duluth - Cable TV Channel 7 Wednesdays at 3:30 pm • Fridays at 2:00 pm Sundays at 8:30 am Wednesdays at 3 & 6:30 pm ▪ Thursdays at 8 am Divine Current Newsletter The Spiritual Wisdom Journal Follow us on Divine Current View or subscribe to Eckankar’s view online at Newsletter quarterly e-mail newsletter at Eckankar in Wisconsin www.eckankar-wi.org www.SpiritualWisdomJournal.org Do you feel there is more to you - and life - than meets the eye? 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