MORE THAN PLAGIARISM

[Etznab]

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"In the literature of the saints, God is expressed by many words, such as Soami, Ekankar, Nirankar, Radha Soami, Akal, Nirala, Anami, Agam, Alakh, Sat Purush, Prabhu, Prabhswami, Hari Rai, Akshar, Parameshwar, Akshar Purush, etc. All of these words have been coined in an effort to convey to human intelligence some idea of what the saints think of God, or Lord God, the highest power. Ekankar means the 'one oneness', the body of oneness. Nirankar means 'without body or form'. Soami or Swami means the 'all-pervading lord'. [... .]

[Based on: The Path of the Masters, by Julian Johnson, Copyright 1939, Sixteenth Edition 1997, Chap. Five: God and the Grand Hierarchy of the Universe, pp. 242-245. - The Path of the Masters was reportedly written in the 1930s.]

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"In the literature of the sacred, this divine formless spirit is expressed by many names, such as, ECKANKAR, Nirankar, Akal, Nirala, Anami, Agam, Alakh, Sat Purush, Prabhu, Prabhswami, Akashar, Paramakshar, Purusha.
"All of these words have been coined in an effort to convey to human intelligence some idea of what the Saints think of the SUGMAD, or Lord God, the highest power.
"ECKANKAR means the one oneness, the body of oneness. All, or Totality - this is the secret name og God or the SUGMAD which will be creeping into these talks between us as I go deeper into this philosophy. [... .]

[Based on: The Far Country, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1970, Eighth Printing - 1983, Chapter. One: The Far Country. - The Far Country was reportedly written about 1963-1964.]

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That section written by Paul Twitchell allegedly came by way of Rebazar Tarzs.

Example:

"Rebazar Tarzs paused for a few minutes to catch his breath. I looked out the open window at the rocks where a frenzy of violent forces were causing a great upheaval of slate, limestone, lava, granite and sandstone, mixing all into strange patterns.
"The cliffs across from the mud hut showed formations twisted and turned into gigantic whorls. I was looking at these, wondering why the SUGMAD had let nature run wild, when Tarzs spoke again.

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"In the literature of the sacred, this divine formless spirit is expressed by many names, such as, ECKANKAR, Nirankar, Akal, Nirala, Anami, Agam, Alakh, Sat Purush, Prabhu, Prabhswami, Akashar, Paramakshar, Purusha.
"All of these words have been coined in an effort to convey to human intelligence some idea of what the Saints think of the SUGMAD, or Lord God, the highest power.
"ECKANKAR means the one oneness, the body of oneness. All, or Totality - this is the secret name og God or the SUGMAD which will be creeping into these talks between us as I go deeper into this philosophy.

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"He finished, stood up and looked around. Outside the mountains had turned a pinkish color and then green. It was time to go and I left knowing that on the morning, Rebazar Tarzs would start again on his discussions of the Far Country.
"I would be back."

[Based on: The Far Country, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1970, Eighth Printing - 1983, Chapter. One: The Far Country. - The Far Country was reportedly written about 1963-1964.]

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Considering the number of plagiarized text taken from Julian Johnson's book, and adding that to the above sample, clearly one can find there is more than plagiarism at work here.

There are the words Ekankar and Eckankar. The former coming before the latter and used in numerous other writings besides Path Of The Masters.

I think Kirpal Singh used the spelling Ekankar as well. Was Paul Twitchell familiar with that spelling?

A quote by Doug Marman:

"Here is a transcription of Paul's actual words in the 1966 talk: Names, Places and Sounds in the Discourses.

"Eckankar is the Science of Total Awareness because it is dealing with the upper planes, and it can go quite deeply into the life of the upper planes. You’ll find that the word of itself is a mispronounced or corrupted spelling that came out of the word E-k-a-n-k-a-r (Paul verbally spells the word out), which means the One Supreme All-inclusiveness of God, or the Co-Worker of God."

So yes. Paul was familiar with that spelling, even though he spelled it in his 1963 article as "Eckankar".

In spite of that, Eckankar published The Far Country with the spelling of Eckankar. Not only that, but in a book which allegedly captured the words of some 500 + year-old Tibetan Lama named Rebazar Tarzs. This name and character which in Paul's earlier writings appeared as Jesus and others.

One example:


"[...] When the great Buddha was a poor hungry beggar in pursuit of his spiritual objectives, his true nobility stood out far more than it did when he was in the midst of his father's royal splendors. When Jesus, who might have commanded any army — so great was his mental energy — walked the dusty streets, tired and hungry in order that he might carry the bread of life to the multitudes, his greatness eclipsed all the splendors of Rome. [....]"

Based on: The Path Of The Masters - THE GREAT WORK OF THE MASTERS, p.
432, 2nd paragraph.

http://www.archive.org/stream/ThePathOfTheMasters/ThePathOfTheMasters_djvu.txt


"[...] When Buddha was a poor, hungry beggar in pursuit of his spiritual objectives, his true nobility stood out far more than it did when he was in the midst of his father's royal splendors. When Rebazar Tarzs might have commanded any army, so great was his mental energy, walked the dusty streets when in his youth, tired and hungry, in order that he might carry the spiritual message to the multitudes, his greatness eclipsed all the splendors of this world. [....]"

Based on: Letters to Gail, Volume 1, by Paul Twitchell, 5th Printing-1983, p. 117, 2nd paragraph.

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"[...] When the great Buddha was a poor hungry beggar in pursuit of his spiritual objectives, his true nobility stood out far more than it did when he was in the midst of his father's royal splendors. When Jesus, who might have commanded any army — so great was his mental energy — walked the dusty streets, tired and hungry in order that he might carry the bread of life to the multitudes, his greatness eclipsed all the splendors of Rome. [... .]"

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That section is very similar to Paul's earlier version written in his letter to Gail. It doesn't take a lot of imagination to see where he got it from; so much of The Path Of The Masters was evidently plagiarized by Paul! And also credited to Rebazar Tarzs, the "Torch Bearer" of Eckankar!

So when suddenly Rebazar Tarzs steps into the picture and appears to be the architect of all these plagiarized words is one to believe this is what adepts do? Try to deceptively rewrite history and steal the creative works of others?

I rather think that is something people do. That is something Paul Twitchell and Eckankar did! A clear cut example for the creation of pseudo history and religion for all to see.

This is why people ask questions about the Eck Masters. Many of which have been asked right here at a.r.e. and by former members of Eckankar and others for years. It is because they can clearly see and read enough to know how much copied materials and plagiarism exists, but where they were taught to believe it came from Eck Masters.

In my opinion I suspect a number of people far it nearly impossible to admit the number of plagiarms ascribed to Eck Masters without invalidating them at the same time. As a result some (not most, but some) act like spoiled children after having their lollipop taken away to prevent a sugar high. Some (keyword search this archive for Kinpa and J.R.) get angry, attack, lie and attempt to defame people who continue to ask questions, research and write about the plagiarisms.

[Kinpa]

Still whining and complaining I see....typical...

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