Re: Psychologically Twisted Klempankar Cult versus Sri DARWIN GROSS

[Etznab]

Interesting information. It was a long read and I read most of it except for the remainder of last post. However, I found the first couple posts very insightful.

I've wondered about the Eckankar "corporate structure" before and why the Living Eck Master had to sign an employment agreement. Who is the employer?

Think about this for a moment. Something more was involved in the structure even before Eckankar became a non-profit religious organization in 1970. There was a Board, and Eckankar Board and a President of Eckankar.

I think it also important to note how the official terms Living Eck Master and Mahanta, etc., were relatively new (late 1960s early 1970s) by the time of the non-profit corporation in 1970.

Dr. Louis Bluth was the President of Eckankar during the founder's time. He was also said to be Paul Twitchell's personal doctor and friend. So I don't for one minute doubt there was some power invested in the President at that time. And if Mr. Bluth did have associations with Scientology (this needs to be checked) and wanted to make something better before he met Paul Twitchell and Eckankar.

(I haven't positively confirmed Bluth's relationship with Scientology, or if even he was an official member. What I do believe was confirmed was Bluth's involvement with Radhasoami (check spelling).

From what I read on this thread so far I come away with a couple suspicions.

1.) The truth of the ruling organizational structure of "Eckankar" in the very beginning was not the same as what Paul Twitchell, the founder, spelled out in the Eckankar dogma and mythology.

2.) Harold Klemp wanted to become the Living Eck Master even before he got the position. And Harold later wanted the organizational structure to more closely match what was spelled out (and how he interpreted) the Eckankar mythos.

These are only suspicions and hunches. They are not statements, but only what I suspect at this point.

There is common sense and truth existing in the world at any time, I think it fair to say, existing with imagination and fictions. So I believe these two, in the form of truth vs. fiction, have not always been the best of friends. I suspect these two elements might have been at the bottom of what was described on this thread.