Eckankar Quotes

[Etznab]

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   "Of course, of course," Rebazar Tarzs said, impatiently. "Do you remember that part of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad* where it says, 'All things when they are admitted are manifested through God by the Light and Sound, for everything that is made manifest is of Sound, or what we call the Word'?
"This means that Sound, or the Word, is consciousness. Consciousness is one, manifesting in legions of forms or levels of consciousness. There is no one who is not all that is, for consciousness is not divisional, though expressed in an infinite series of levels. There is no real separation or gap in consciousness. God cannot be divided. I can conceive myself to be a rich man, poor man, beggarman, or thief, but the center of my being remains the same, regardless of the concept I hold of myself. At the center of manifestation there is only one God, or I AM, or Soul, or whatever name you choose to call IT. But IT is manifesting in legions of forms or concepts of ITSELF.    
"I AM that I AM," the Master continued. "I AM is the self-definition of the Absolute, the foundation upon which everything rests. This was told to Moses when he faced God in the burning bush. I AM is the First Cause Substance. Throughout the scriptures of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, the expression is used which is similar to that in the Christian Bible, e.g., 'I AM hath sent me unto you. I AM that I AM,' and 'Be still and know that I AM IT, the SUGMAD.'

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Based on: The Key to ECKANKAR, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1968, 1985 - ECKANKAR, Fourth Printing - 1985, pp. 1-4.

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Chapter One

I AM
All things when they are admitted are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

Eph. 5:13

THE "light" is consciousness. Consciousness is one, manifesting in legions of forms or levels of consciousness. There is no one that is not all that is, for consciousness, though expressed in an infinite series of levels, is not divisional. There is no real separation or gap in consciousness. I AM cannot be divided. I may conceive myself to be a rich man, a poor man, a beggar man or a thief, but the center of my being remains the same regardless of the concept I hold of myself. At the center of manifestation there is only one I AM manifesting in legions of forms or concepts of itself and "I am that I am."
I AM is the self-definition of the absolute, the foundation on which everything rests. I AM is the first cause-substance. I AM is the self-definition of God.
I AM hath sent me unto you.
I AM THAT I AM.
Be still and know that I AM God.

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http://archive.org/stream/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness_djvu.txt

http://ia600202.us.archive.org/11/items/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness.pdf

Based on: The Power of Awareness, Copyright © 1952 by Neville - Revised Edition Copyright © 1992 by Victoria Goddard, pp. 2-4.

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41391720 - The Key to Eckankar

[Etznab]

> Based on: The Power of Awareness, Copyright (c) 1952 by Neville - Revised Edition Copyright (c) 1992 by Victoria Goddard, pp. 2-4.

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"I AM is a feeling of permanent awareness. This feeling is the very center of consciousness and is the feeling of the ITness. I may forget who I am, where I am, what I am, but I cannot forget that I AM IT, WHO IS. The awareness of Being remains regardless of the degree of forgetfulness as to who, where, and what I am.
"The SUGMAD is that which, amid unnumbered forms, is ever the same. The great discovery of cause reveals that, good or bad, man is actually the arbiter of his own fate, and that it is his own concept of himself that determines the world in which he lives. In other words, if you are experiencing ill health, knowing the truth about cause, you cannot attribute the illness to anything other than the particular arrangement of the basic cause-substance, an arrangement which is defined by your concept of it.
"This is why I told you before, 'Let the weak man say, "I am strong." 'Because of his assumption, the cause-substance of I AM is rearranged and must therefore manifest that which its rearrangement affirms. This principle governs every aspect of our life, be it social, intellectual, or spiritual.

[... .]

Based on: The Key to ECKANKAR, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1968, 1985 - ECKANKAR, Fourth Printing - 1985, p. 5.

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I AM is a feeling of permanent awareness. The very center of consciousness is the feeling of I AM. I may forget who I am, where I am, what I am but I cannot forget that I AM. The awareness of being remains, regardless of the degree of forgetfulness of who, where, and what I am.

I AM is that which, amid unnumbered forms is ever the same. This great discovery of cause reveals that, good or bad, man is actually the arbiter of his own fate, and that it is his concept of himself that determmes the world in which he lives [and his concept of himself is his reactions to life]* In other words. If you are experiencing ill health, knowing the truth about cause, you cannot attribute the illness to anything other than to the particular arrangement of the basic cause-substance, an arrangement which [was produced by your reactions to life, and] is defined by your concept "I am unwell." This is why you are told "Let the weak man say, 'I am strong' " (Joel 3:10), for by his assumption, the cause-substance -- I AM -- is rearranged and must, therefore, manifest that which its rearrangement affirms. This principle governs every aspect of your life, be it social, financial, intellectual, or spiritual. [... .]


http://archive.org/stream/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness_djvu.txt

http://ia600202.us.archive.org/11/items/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness.pdf

Based on: The Power of Awareness, Copyright (c) 1952 by Neville - Revised Edition Copyright (c) 1992 by Victoria Goddard, pp. 2-4.

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The Seven Folds of the Veil, Meher Baba
http://www.avatarmeherbaba.org/erics/foldveil.html
vs The Seven Fold Veil, Gail II, 6/24/1963

Baba: "The veil that separates a man-in-ignorance from God Who is All Knowledge, is so subtle that even the highest and finest thought cannot pierce through it. This veil consists of seven folds of seven different, deep colours. Each fold is tied with a separate knot; thus there are seven knots to the seven folds. The seven colours represent the seven root desires, corresponding to the seven fundamental impressions, i.e. lust, greed, anger, etc., connected with the seven openings of sensation in the face, viz., (1) mouth, (2) right nostril, (3) left nostril, (4) right ear, (5) left ear, (6) right eye, (7) left eye."

Paul Twistall: "The veil that separates an ignorant man from the Absolute Who Is All Knowledge is so subtle that even the highest and finest thought cannot pierce through it. This veil consists of seven folds of seven different, deep colors. Each fold is tied with a separate knot; thus there are seven knots to the seven folds. The seven colors represent the seven root desires, corresponding to the seven fundamental impressions, i.e., lust, greed, anger, vanity, attachment, passion, and falseness of life. (See letter on these.) These are connected with the seven openings of sensation in the face, viz. (1) mouth, (2) right nostril, (3) left nostril, (4) right ear, (5) left ear, (6) right eye, (7) left eye."

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Another Twistery from the Twit:

The original:
Morals and Politics, Max Eastman, article in The New Leader, Vol. 27, (c) March 1944

"Civilization itself is little but a set of learned attitudes and social habit. Chief among them is the demand men habitually make upon themselves and their associates for mutual respect of dignity, for truthful, kind, sincere and loyal and honorable conduct."

Twit's version is, as usual, almost identical:

"Civilization is nothing but a set of learned attitudes and social habit. Chief among them is the demand men habitually make upon themselves and their associates for mutual respect of dignity, for truthful, kind, sincere and loyal and honorable conduct."
Lies to Gail, II, 6/22/63

More?

How about the next Flatulence to Gail, 6/23/1963:

The original:
The Mind Goes Forth: The Drama of Understanding, Harry and
Bonaro Overstreet, (c)1956

"Where, on the other hand, a personality or group is strongly slanted toward conflict - so that attention and energy are more often focused by fear and hostility than by confidence and good will; and where the maintenance of pride and security is made to depend upon winning and dominating - disaster lies ahead. Such a personality or group will more and more insistently start what it cannot finish, and will tear down what it cannot rebuild; and as the tensions of conflict become the very condition of its being, it will progressively deny itself the types of growth by which it might save itself."

Version by the Twitch:

"When a personality or group is strongly slanted toward conflict so that attention and energy are more often focused by fear and hostility than by confidence and good will; and where the maintenance of pride and security is made to depend upon winning and dominating, disaster lies ahead. Such a personality or group will tear down what it cannot rebuild; and as the tensions of conflict become the very condition of its being, it will progressively deny itself the types of growth by which it might save itself."

[Etznab]

"I AM is that reality to which we must turn for an explanation of the phenomenon of life, whatever happens. It is getting away from the smug mediocrity, the credulous skepticism, and the stupid, stuffy pretense of being something we are not. It is I AM's concept of Itself that determines the form and scenery of Its existence. Everything depends upon Its attitude towards Itself: that which It will not affirm as true of Itself cannot awaken in Its world.

"Remember this statement, for it will come up time and again. Now, your concept of yourself as Soul, such as 'I am loved,' determines the world in which you live. In other words, when you say, 'I am a man; I am a follower of ECKANKAR,' you are not defining different parts of the I AM, but defining different concepts or arrangements of the one cause-substance - the one I AM. Even in the phenomena of nature, if the tree were articulate, it would say, 'I am a tree, a fruit tree, an apple tree.'

"When you know that consciousness is the one and only reality - perceiving Itself to be something good, bad, or indifferent and becoming that which It perceives Itself to be - you are free from the tyranny of second causes, free from the belief that there are causes outside of your own mind that can affect your life.

"Within the state of consciousness of the individual is found the explanation of the phenomenon of life. If man's concept of himself were different, everything in his world would be different. His concept of himsclf being what it is, everything in his world must be as it is.

"This is the doctrine of ECKANKAR. Is it clear'?"

Based on: The Key to ECKANKAR, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1968, 1985 - ECKANKAR, Fourth Printing - 1985, pp. 5-6.

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I AM is that reality to which, whatever happens, we must turn for an explanation of the phenomena of life. It is I AM's concept of itself that determines the form and scenery of its existence. Everything depends upon its attitude towards itself; that which it will not affirm as true of itself cannot awaken in its world. That is, your concept of yourself, such as "I am strong," "I am secure," "I am loved," determines the world in which you live. In other words, when you say, "I am a man, I am a father, I am an American," you are not defining different I AMs; you are defining different concepts or arrangements of the one cause-substance -- the one I AM.

Even in the phenomena of nature, if the tree were articulate it would say, "I am a tree, an apple tree, a fruitful tree."

When you know that consciousness is the one and only reality-conceiving itself to be something good, bad, or indifferent, and becoming that which It conceived itself to be -you are free from the tyranny of second causes, free from the belief that there are causes outside of your own mind that can affect your life.

In the state of consciousness of the individual is found the explanation of the phenomena of life If man s concept of himself were different, everything in his world would be different. His concept of him self being what it is, everything in his world must be as It IS.

http://archive.org/stream/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness_djvu.txt

http://ia600202.us.archive.org/11/items/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness.pdf

Based on: The Power of Awareness, Copyright (c) 1952 by Neville - Revised Edition Copyright (c) 1992 by Victoria Goddard

[Etznab]

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 "Let us put it this way - speaking in plain words, because I wish it to be understood - one man's meat is another's poison. Facts are nothing but symbols of the inner that Homo sapiens does not understand, but these symbols are purely reading material for Homo immortalis. The sciences, medicine included, are scandalously overrated systems for misinterpreting ascertained facts. Nine-tenths of any religious organization is designed to keep people mystified, because mystery holds loyalty. [... .]

Based on: The Key to ECKANKAR, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1968, 1985 - ECKANKAR, Fifth Printing - 2003, pp. 6-7.

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"It wasn't guesswork. You saw it. Let's put it this way, talking in words of one syllable because I wish to be understood. One man's meat is another's poison. Facts are nothing but symbols of a metaphysic that we don't understand. Science, medicine included, is a scandalously overrated system for misinterpreting ascertained facts. And as a medical man it's my duty to say that Mu-ni Gam-po's medicine is an unscientific mixture of herbs that aren't in the pharmacopoeia and its use would be illegal in any civilized country."

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"Nine-tenths of the secret intelligence trick is to keep your subordinates mystified."

Based on: OLD UGLY-FACE, TALBOT MUNDY - First published by Appleton-Century, New York, 1940

http://freeread.com.au/@RGLibrary/TalbotMundy/Novels/OldUglyFace.html

[Etznab]

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"One must come to realize that all creation is finished in the lower universes. Creativeness is only a deeper receptiveness. The entire contents of all time and all space, while experienced in a time sequence, actually coexist in an infinite and eternal now. In fact, all that mankind ever was or ever shall be in these lower worlds exists now! This is what is meant by the statement that creation is finished. Nothing is ever created, only manifested. What is called creativeness is only becoming aware of what already is. You simply become increasingly aware of portions of that which already exists. In fact, you can never be anything that you are not already, or experience anything not already existing. The whole of creation exists in you, and it is your destiny to become increasingly aware of its infinite wonders and to experience even greater and greater portions of it.

[... .]

Based on: The Key to ECKANKAR, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1968, 1985 - ECKANKAR, Fifth Printing - 2003, p. 7.

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Neville's Goddard - Chapter 10: Creation.

CREATION IS finished. Creativeness is only a deeper receptiveness, for the entire contents of all time and all space, while experienced in a time sequence, actually coexist in an infinite and eternal now. In other words, all that you ever have been or ever will be - in fact, all that mankind ever was or ever will be - exists now. This is what is meant by creation, and the statement that creation is finished means nothing is ever to be created, it is only to be manifested. What is called creativeness is only becoming aware of what already is. You simply become aware of increasing portions of that which already exists. The fact that you can never be anything that you are not already or experience anything not already existing explains the experience of having an acute feeling of having heard before what is being said, or having met before the person being met for the first time, or having seen before a place or thing being seen for the first time.

The whole of creation exists in you, and it is your destiny to become increasingly aware of its infinite wonders and to experience ever greater and grander portions of it.

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Based on: The Power of Awareness, Copyright © 1952 by Neville - Revised Edition Copyright © 1992 by Victoria Goddard

http://archive.org/details/ThePowerOfAwareness

http://ia600202.us.archive.org/11/items/ThePowerOfAwareness/Neville_ThePowerOfAwareness.pdf

[Etznab]

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"The mystical body of the SUGMAD is real; human bodies are phenomenal and shaped as they are needed in each existence, according to the karma that each must meet. How do we understand this unless we are in the SUGMAD consciousness? For whoever sees things with the spiritual eyes finds that all illusions acquired in any life disappear forever, and his earthly existence ends here and now.
"Therefore, he lives in solitary joyfulness beyond the psychic worlds, as a Co-worker with God. He exists in the formless world of pure Spirit. He has the power to take Its shapelessness and assume any shape that he desires in any world. Because of this very separation from the world he is placed in the midst of the Kingdom of Heaven, which gives him the ability to assume any shape, at any time and in any place.

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Based on: The Key to ECKANKAR, by Paul Twitchell, Copyright 1968, 1985 - ECKANKAR, Fifth Printing - 2003, p. 10.

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[TRIVIA EXAMPLES - see below]

(1)

 The Cosmic Body of the Buddha is real; his Human Bodies are phenonmenal, and shaped as they are needed in each case. How to understand this? To one who sees things as they really are, all illusions which he had formerly acquired vanish forever; in that moment his earthly career ends. Beyond the three Worlds he lives in solitary bliss; in union with Cosmic Order he haunts the shapeless. This very shapelessness enables him to assume any shape; his very separation from the world places him in the very midst of it. Though he is able to assume any shape, the actual shape is determined by our expectations. The Buddha cannot shape his human bodies; as a shadow answers a form, so he appears. His stature may be minute or enormous; his life may be long or short - these are reflections of the Buddha, produced by the expectations of various Beings; his real body is not among them.

Based on: The Wisdom of Buddhism, Christmas Humphreys ***(Published 1960 in London, M. Joseph . Written in English.)

http://tinyurl.com/ansdhnr

http://books.google.com/books?id=mcDEaAVpOD4C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22human+bodies+are+phenomenal+and+shaped%22&source=bl&ots=RCpPfN0AIf&sig=hlYNmQrRnJjqv-BpKvCxDdpUc1k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Fi6kUIm2B8fZqQHa5YCYDA&sqi=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22human%20bodies%20are%20phenomenal%20and%20shaped%22&f=false

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http://openlibrary.org/works/OL2687351W/The_wisdom_of_Buddhism

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(2)

 "Soul is the universal atom of God, and there is no distinction between God and man except that man is attached to forms and so seeks God in the sensory worlds in a sensory way. That is not the true path. And by one's very seeking in this manner he produces the opposite effect of losing God. For this is using God to seek God, and using mind to grasp mind. This defeats all purpose."

Based on: Omkar, or Parabrahm ... (to the Buddhists known as) the Precious One (p. 35) - The Tiger's Fang, by Paul Twitchell (1967), 8th Printing - 1979, Chap. 3 The Precious One, pp. 39-40.

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(3)

"Mind alone is the Buddha, and there is no distinction between the Buddha and sentient things, but that sentient beings are attached to forms and so seek externally for Buddhahood. By their very seeking they lose it, for that is using the Buddha to seek for the Buddha and using mind to grasp Mind."

The Zen Teachings of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind (1958) by John Blofeld,

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Huangbo_Xiyun

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(4)

[...] The One Mind alone is the Buddha, and there is no distinction between the Buddha and sentient things but that sentient beings are attached to forms and so seek externally for Buddhahood. By their very seeking they lose it, for that is using the Buddha to seek for the Buddha and using mind to grasp Mind. [... .]

Based on: The Wisdom of Buddhism, Christmas Humphreys, p. 188

http://tinyurl.com/ansdhnr

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See also: The Compassionate Buddha, E.A. Burtt, 1955

http://books.google.com.au/books?ei=nn4QUf-uIMSKmwXKq4HoCg&id=IQkaAAAAMAAJ&dq=naturally+provokes+burtt&q=%22using+mind+to+grasp+Mind%22#search_anchor

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41391720 - The Key to Eckankar / The Tiger's Fang

[Etznab]

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I said, "But on the other hand, the deliberate use of this secret power over other people always - always - arouses an appetite for more. It becomes insatiable. In that respect, it is worse than drugs or drink. The greater the appetite for power, the less respect for truth. It is a self-stimulating vice, especially deadly when rooted in the exercise of authority and aggravated by intellectual conceit. That is the reason why so-called statesmen can be such liars."    

Rebazar Tarzs smiled. "Saints, devils and credulous fools are made of the same identical stuff. They all have vision. They see the same truth from different aspects. Devils exploit stupidity. They create blinding fear that gives them power over others, inflates the devils' feelings of importance, and makes the fools think the devils are the only safe leaders to follow. But, to use a feeble illustration, the vision of saints acts like a prism, letting Light into the darkness. It diffuses the material fog that blinds the best of men and makes them victims of want, disease and crime. The vision of saints lets in affluence, magnanimity, and vigor. Naturally, the devils hate it. If they cannot pervert the saints' vision to their own end, they try to destroy it."

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Based on Rebazar Tarzs in: The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell (1968), p. 14.

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"We watched Bulah Singly" said Lewis, "on the general principle that the deliberate use of secret power over other people always -- always, mind you -- arouses appetite for more. It becomes insatiable. In that respect it's worse than drink or drugs. The greater the appetite for power, the less the respect for truth. It's a self-stimulating vice, especially deadly when rooted in experience of actual authority and aggravated by intellectual conceit. That's the reason why so-called statesmen are such liars. It wasn't long before we uncovered Bulah Singh's little game."

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"Saints, devils and credulous fools are made of the same identical stuff. They all have vision. They see the same truth from different aspects. Devils exploit stupidity. They create blinding fear that gives them power over others. It inflates the devils' feeling of importance; and it makes the fools think the devils are the only safe leaders to follow. But the vision of saints acts, by its own nature - to use a feeble illustration - like a prism letting light into the darkness. It diffuses the material fog - the fog that blinds the best of us and makes us victims of want, and disease and crime. The vision of saints lets in affluence and magnanimity and vigor. Naturally, the devils hate it. If they can't pervert saints' vision to their own ends, they try to destroy it."

Based on: Old Ugly Face, by Talbot Mundy (1940), p. 16

http://freeread.com.au/@RGLibrary/TalbotMundy/Novels/OldUglyFace.html