posted May 06, 2008 01:01 PM            

Is anyone a member or has thoughts about the religion? If so please tell me of your experiences.

posted May 22, 2008 05:05 PM            

It is a young philosophy and has had it`s share of troubles; many due to accusations of substantial plagarism. It did so because it draws heavily on many different Faiiths/philosophys like sufism.

This quote I read reminded me of a cult status:

"But critics contend that, while Eckankar promotes itself as a path to ending karma and reincarnation, Eckankar writings also speak of karma and reincarnation returning to members who leave Eckankar."

I attended one meeting and found it lacking for my needs.

juni

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posted June 09, 2008 04:02 PM              

Anyway, it was so long ago..all i remember was finding what one of the books had to say about the "sounds" in certain stages of "sleep" and what they signified very informative and helpful. It was quite interesting, but my path took me elsewhere.

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posted August 31, 2012 09:08 AM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
Before I found Jesus, I want to an Eckankar church. They do OBE's which I thought was cool.

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OBE? They knight people? (Order of the British Empire). Awesome.

I'm kidding, of course.

posted August 31, 2012 09:31 AM            

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posted August 31, 2012 09:43 AM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
No OBE is Out of Body experiences. Eckankar is really into this. They call is Soul Travel.

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Gotcha!

posted August 31, 2012 09:57 AM            

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posted August 31, 2012 10:28 AM            

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posted August 31, 2012 04:40 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
I do OBE's. I love them so much. I have not done one for a while. I got out of the habit but there is no trip on earth that beats this

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I'd love to have my kind of OBE (knighthood), but alas I'm not English .

But, hey, maybe there is a parallel universe in which an English Platero exists, and she's a Dame Commander (that title is soooo cool, or at least I think so). I can only hope

As for the other kind of OBE, I've never experienced that.

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posted August 31, 2012 09:58 PM            

There are many reasons to have an OBE. It will raise your vibratory level. This will allow you to be more psychic. It will give you more physical energy. It acts as a kind of tune up. I have even heard of actual diseases being cured. I have no doubt this is true. I will tell you the easiest way I have found to have one.

1. Set your alarm to wake up in the middle of the night, after 2-3 solid hours of sleep. Get up and do something active such as exercise or take a walk outside. If you don’t want to do that, rouse yourself as much as you can. Try to do some activity which rouses you in body and mind. Stay up for about one and a half or two hours.

2. Go back to bed and fall into a state of sleep. You may feel your “body” try to rise. Allow that to happen. No one is exactly sure “what” is leaving but something is. That something is what takes you on the OBE journey. The most important thing to do( and the hardest) is to relax and go with it. You will probably have strange sensations accompanying your body rising . You may feel vibrations or a loud clanging noise. You may feel as if you are in a speeding elevator. This is when most people give up. I am still afraid of these sensations, as I have not done an OBE in several months. I, always, was a little afraid, even when I was doing them regularly. However, they will not hurt you. People leave their bodies, as a natural state, and don’t know it. Often, lucid dreams are OBE’s. If you have a very vivid dream which feels “more real than real”, it is likely an OBE.

3. One must keep up the exercise in the first step for several weeks. If one is persistent, one will have success. However, for most people, they give up due to either fear or discouragement. I was rabid about having them. I would not give up, as I was very attracted to the whole concept. I had my first OBE after 3 weeks of the exercise above.

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posted August 31, 2012 10:23 PM            

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Originally posted by RegardesPlatero:
If I can ask, what is it like? How do you do it? Are you hypnotized first?

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I recall finding Journeys Out of the Body fascinating and went into vivid details on how to have an OOBE and what it was like. I recall that it got a little scary at times, but it was also very intriguing (especially where he astrally visited a parallel world with different technology). I've heard Far Journeys is even better but I haven't read it (but I'm planning to).

posted September 01, 2012 03:15 AM            

The exercises listed in Adventures Beyond the Body work quite well, and are relatively easy

Just watch out for the Jelly-fish!

posted September 01, 2012 07:29 AM            

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