Divine Current ECKANKAR in Wisconsin Quarterly Newsletter and Calendar of Public Events

the April / May / June 2018

Volume 22, Issue 2

When I was in my twenties a friend my own age had

cancer. He went to a children's hospital because most peo-

ple with his disease did not make it to adulthood. I was

deeply affected by visiting a ward full of sick children who

were trying to make the best of things among the tubes,

balloons, and stuffed animals. I prayed, "Please God, help

them."

That night I became very ill with flu-like symptoms. The

sleepless nights that followed gave Holy Spirit an opportu-

nity to speak to me, not in words, but with a deeper sense

of surrender and understanding of life's meaning and pur-

pose.

I realized my prayer was telling God what to do. I had

forgotten to recognize God's care and love for Its creation

and that God already knows what is best for each Soul.

Each of us is on a divine journey home to God with

many classrooms of experiences and successive grades of

unfoldment. Experiences are less about right and wrong,

good and bad. Soul learns by cause and effect through its

own experiences and purifies itself through many lifetimes

of spiritual growth.

True prayer becomes the art of listening to the voice of

God. We can listen for the voice of God through a prayer

of appreciation and recognition of the presence of God. A

simple way to do this is to open our hearts and sing HU,

(pronounced like the word hue) a song of love to God.

This story is not so much about illness, but about sur-

render. By learning how to pray a non-directed prayer, I

make a conscious connection with God. Within that rela-

tionship I can learn about my spiritual lessons and responsi-

bilities. This divine education of Soul is the divine blessing

that teaches me to be in agreement with the ways of God's

love. And to remember that even when I have a hard time

with the lessons of love, God still loves me. Continues on back page

By learning how to pray

a non-directed prayer,

I make a conscious

connection with God.

What Is True Prayer?

Save the Date

Day of ECK – Sunday, July 15th 10:30 am - 3:30 pm E.B. Shurts Building - 810 West College Ave., Waukesha

ECK Light and Sound Service 10:30 - 11:30 am

Grow Spiritually by Discovering the Miracles in Your Life

Afternoon Program begins at 1:00

Workshops, Spiritual Discussions, Youth and Family Programming

Suggested donation: $10 individuals $18 families

The day’s program is complimentary for guests.

ECKANKAR presents

Awaken to the Secret of Miracles

“There are miracles around

you all the time. All you have

to do is recognize them.”

—Harold Klemp,

The Road to Spiritual Freedom, p. 321

ECKANKAR—The Path of Spiritual Freedom

ECKANKAR in Wisconsin—Public Events For updates visit www.eckankar-wi.org.

Appleton Sun • April 22 • 10 am

Sun • June 24 • 10 am

Fox Crossing Community Ctr.

1000 Valley Road, Menasha

(920) 303-0411 Connie

Eau Claire Mon • April 23 • 7 pm

Tues • May 29 • 7 pm

Mon • June 25 • 7 pm

Eau Claire Public Library

400 Eau Claire Street

(715) 808-2509 Randy

Hobart Sat • April 28 • 2 pm

Sat • May 26 • 2 pm

Sat • June 23 • 2 pm

Oneida Community Library

201 Elm Street

(920) 492-0107 Doris

La Crosse Tue • April 17 • 7 pm

Southside Goodwill

Meeting Room

3954 Mormon Coulee Road

(608) 519-1798 Bob

Madison

Every Friday, 7:30 pm

April • 6, 13, 20, 27

May • 4, 11, 18, 25

June • 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

3rd Sunday Monthly, 11 am

April 15 • May 20 • June 17

ECKANKAR Center

of Wisconsin

6501 Watts Road, Suite 150

(608) 609-1335 For information

Sturgeon Bay Sat • April 28 • 2 pm

Sat • May 26 • 2 pm

Sat • June 23 • 2 pm

Door County Public Library

107 South 4th Avenue

(262) 573-0907 Jan

Wausau 3rd Thur. Monthly, 6:30 pm

April 19 • May 17 • June 21

Rib Mountain Goodwill

Meeting Room

1101 Morning Glory Lane

(715) 842-3083 Sue

The Sound of Soul thesoundofsoul.org HU is a sacred sound and ancient mantra. It is an ancient name for God that has been sung for

thousands of years in many lands for spiritual unfoldment. HU can uplift people of any religion,

culture, or walk of life. You are invited to experience chanting HU (20 minutes), contemplative

time, and spiritual conversation with others of like heart.

Follow us on Facebook — Eckankar in Wisconsin and Eckankar in Madison, WI

ECK Light and Sound Services Join with people from all walks of life to learn more about living in harmony with Divine Spirit.

The ECK Light and Sound 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.

Appleton Sun • May 27 • 10 am

Replacing Fear with Love

Fox Crossing

Community Center

1000 Valley Road, Menasha

(920) 303-0411 Connie

La Crosse Sun • May 20 • 10 am

Taking the Next Step to Spiritual

Freedom

People’s Food Co-op

Public Meeting Room

315 5th Avenue South

(608) 519-1798 Bob

Madison Sun • April 8 • 11 am

The Middle Path: Staying Calm,

Staying Balanced Sun • May 6 • 11 am

Gaining Spiritual Unfoldment

through Our Relationships Sun • June 3 • 11 am

Can We Manage Our Karma?

Potluck follows the June

service.

ECKANKAR Center of

Wisconsin

6501 Watts Road, Suite 150

(608) 609-1335 Information

Milwaukee Sun • June 17 • 10 am

Spiritual Tools for Every Situation

* Location to be announced

(847) 201-8957 David/Joy

Pleasant Prairie Sun • April 15 • 10 am

Recognizing God’s Help in Every

Moment Sun • May 20 • 10 am

Riding the Waves of Change—

Facing Life’s Challenges

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

7887 94th Avenue

(847) 201-8957 David/Joy

Rothschild Sun • June 10 • 10 am

Holiday Inn & Suites

1000 Imperial Avenue

(715) 345-0232 Mike/Gail

Stevens Point Sun • April 8 • 10 am

Sun • May 13 • 10 am

Schmeeckle Reserve

2419 Northpoint Drive

(715) 345-0232 Mike/Gail

ECKANKAR Meetup Groups in Wisconsin — A meeting with people of all paths and

religions who have a passion for increasing their awareness and understanding of Spirit.

Links to WI Meetup groups are below and at the bottom of the homepage at eckankar-wi.org.

Eau Claire Green Bay/Appleton Kenosha La Crosse Madison Milwaukee

New Richmond/Somerset/Hudson River Falls/Ellsworth/Prescott Stevens Point/Wausau

ECKANKAR Cable Broadcasts These ECK cable broadcasts feature talks by Harold Klemp, the

spiritual leader of Eckankar, and talk-shows with guests from

Wisconsin sharing personal stories and creative techniques they use

to gain insight into spirituality in their daily living.

Eau Claire - Digital Channel 993 • Sundays, 8:30 am

Duluth - Cable TV Channel 7 • Wednesdays, 3 & 6:30 pm ▪ Thursdays, 8 am

Madison - Cable TV-WYOU Digital Channel 991

Wake Up Spiritually with Eckankar— Sundays, 12:30 pm • Wednesdays, 10 am

Talks by Harold Klemp— Sundays, 1 pm • Wednesdays, 10:30 am

Stevens Point - Cable TV Channel 984

Mondays, 9 pm • Tues/Thursdays, 10:30 am • Wednesdays, 3:30 pm • Fridays, 2 pm

The Spiritual Laws of Life

And other

ECKANKAR books

are available as

e- books.

Check online at

your favorite

e-bookstore.

Spiritual Discussions Do you feel there is more to you - and life - than meets the eye?

Learn about past lives, dreams, and Soul Travel. Spiritual discussion groups

are a wonderful venue to share experiences with each other

La Crosse Spiritual Discussion ― How to Thrive Spiritually in Trying Times

Tuesday • June 19 • 7 pm

Southside Goodwill Community Meeting Room, 3954 Mormon Coulee Road

For information call Carol (608) 519-1798

Book Discussions eckbooks.org Join others in exploring books written by Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader

of Eckankar, or other ECK authors. Book discussions are a fun way to share

insights and experiences and learn more about Eckankar.

Our Spiritual Wake-Up Calls,

Mahanta Transcripts, Book 15

Tues • April 10 • 7 pm

Tues • May 8 • 7 pm

Tues • June 12 • 7 pm

Appleton Public Library

225 N. Oneida Street

(920) 739-6565 Roger

The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book One

—Paul Twitchell

Fri • April 20 • 6:15 pm

Fri • May 18 • 6:15 pm

Fri • June 15 • 6:15 pm

ECKANKAR Center of Wisconsin

6501 Watts Road, Suite 150

(608) 220-8429 Paul

Sri Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader of Eckankar talks

about true prayer in the book, The Drumbeat of Time. "True

prayer lets things be. It shows trust that God has done

things right. It says, "God you are doing a good job. Every-

thing is ok." Harold goes on to say, "I would like to leave

you with the blessing we usually use in ECK. It doesn't tell

God to do anything. It doesn't tell you to be or to do any-

thing differently. But it is simply accepting things as they are

according to the will and the love of God, and that is: ‘May

the blessings be.’"

Chuck Carmody is a member of the Eckankar clergy and a

resident of Door County.

The Divine Current is published by Wisconsin Satsang Society, Inc., A Chartered Affiliate of ECKANKAR; 6501 Watts Road Suite 150, Madison, WI 53719-1401

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 © 2018 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, Reviewer: Carole Mullen

Resources for

Spiritual Exploration

ECKANKAR Official Blog eckankarblog.org

This blog is for you, the spiritual seeker.

Spiritual Wisdom Journal spiritualwisdomjournal.org

Quarterly inspiration from ECKANKAR.

Temple of ECK, Chanhassen, MN eckankar.org/Temple

What is True Prayer? continued from front page

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Letting God Speak

e know that when we make a clear, direct connection

with the Holy Spirit, we will understand how It works in

our life without even asking. It doesn’t matter whether you

pray or not, to God or anyone else—life brings you what

you need, anyway.

The difference is, when you sing HU and sit silently in

contemplation, you are letting God speak to you, to show

you why certain things are going on in your life. In other

words, you gain a greater understanding of the ways of the

Holy Spirit.

—Harold Klemp, The Sound of Soul, p. 44

“… A word to help open your heart to God’s love is HU. It

is an ancient, sacred name for God.

Sing it with love as you look and listen within.”

—Harold Klemp, The Sound of Soul, pp. 72-73

Sound of Soul Events In this special ECK event, all are welcomed as friends, set-

tle in with a beautiful contemplation seed, and experience

a 15 to 20 minute HU Chant followed by relaxed spiritual

conversation.

Come and share your spiritual experiences. Bring a friend!

Find a Sound of Soul Event near you

on page two in Public Events listings.