Edouard Scure (1925) vs. Eckankar, The Ancient Gospel (1971)

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"... in Paris early in 1925, he wrote:

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"In order to build a bridge between the lost Paradise and earth plunged in darkness, was it not necessary to reconstruct the living chain of the various religions, to restore to Hellenism and Christianity their original unity, to reconcile once again the whole tradition of East and West? At that instant, as in a flash I saw the Light that flows from one mighty founder of religion to another, from the Himalayas to the plateau of Iran, from Sinai to Tabor, from the crypts of Egypt to the sanctuary of Eleusis. Those great prophets, those powerful figures whom we call Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Moses, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Plato and Jesus, appeared before me in a homogeneous group. How diverse in form, appearance and color! Nevertheless, through them all moved the impulse of the eternal Word. To be in harmony with them is to hear the Word which was in the Beginning. It is to know and experience the continuity of inspiration in history as an historical fact."

http://uncletaz.com/great_initiates/allen.html

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Next turn to Chapter One - ECKANKAR, THE ANCIENT GOSPEL - of The Spiritual Notebook, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1971 ECKANKAR ... then have a look at the 3rd, 5th and 6th paragraphs.

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"But in order to build a bridge between the spiritual worlds and our physical domain it is necessary to reconstruct the living chain that links our many and varied religions together. Hellenism, Christianity and the religions of Egypt and the Middle East must have their original unity restored to them. The traditions of East and West must once again be reconciled.

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"The light flows from one mighty founder of religion to another, from the Himalayas to the plateau of Iran, from Sinai to Tabor, from the tombs of Egypt to the sanctuary of Eleusis. The spiritual teachings held by the people of these areas have all come out of the heart of the omniscient Deity, the single Source we once knew as ECKANKAR, the ancient science of total awareness.
"Those great prophets, those powerful figures whom we call Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Moses, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Plato and Jesus, are known to have been chelas in the variuous mystery schools - such as the Essene - which are all offsprings of the ancient order of ECKANKAR Masters, known most commonly as the Order of the vairagi Avatars.
"They are diverse in form, appearance and color. Nevertheless, through all of them moves the impulse of the eternal ECK, or the eternal Word. To be in harmony with them is to hear and see the Word - God - in action. [... .]"

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This a work in progress - the comparison of Edouard Schure vs The Spiritual Notebook, by Twitchell

Ref# - 41391720-934-The Spiritual Notebook (1971) vs. The Great Initiates, by Edouard Schure (1889).

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Just throwing in this quote )for good measure) from one of Paul Twitchell's successors.

Behind the Scenes with Paul Twitchell
By Sri Harold Klemp

Paul Twitchell showed himself to be the master compiler of the scattered wisdom that he brought together in the path we know as ECKANKAR.

When the ancient mysteries have gone so far afield that only distorted fragments remain in the public mind, then the Order of Vairagi Adepts sends forth a chosen one from among its band to restore truth, such as it is, in the material domain.

Paul had an uncanny knack for depicting the human condition through the writings left by other authors. But he took their efforts a step further. He recast the seed ideas so they fit into a grander, more compelling spiritual framework. He artfully presented the subject of the power of imagination as Soul’s peculiar talent for survival in every universe of creation.

http://www.eckankar.org/Masters/Peddar/behindscenes.html