Eckankar Quotes Continued ... The Key to Eckankar

[Etznab]

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"One of the most prevalent misunderstandings is that the Law of God works only for those who have a devout or religious objective. This is a fallacy. It works just as impersonally as any law of physics. It can be used for greed or selfish purposes, as well as noble ones. But it should always be borne in mind that ignoble thoughts and actions inevitably result in unhappy consequences."

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"[...] Remember, James 1:8 states, 'A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.'

The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, p. 16

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"One of the most prevalent misunderstandings is that this law works only for those having a devout or a religious objective. This is a fallacy. It works just as impersonally as the law of electricity works. It can be used for greedy, selfish purposes as well as noble ones. But it should always be borne in mind that ignoble thoughts and actions inevitably result in unhappy consequences."

[...] A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. James 1:8

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

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41391720 - The Key to Eckankar

[Etznab]

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"Attention is forceful in proportion to the narrowness of its focus; that is, when it is obsessed with a single idea or sensation, it is steadied and powerfully focused. Only by such an adjustment of the mind do you steady the attention and increase its power by confining it. The desire which is realized is always a desire upon which exclusive attention has been concentrated. For an idea is endowed with power only in proportion to the degree of attention that has been fixed on it. Concentrated observation is an attentive attitude directed towards some specific end. The attentive attitude involves selecting the object of one's attention; for when we pat attention, it signifies that we have decided to put the attention on one object or state rather than on another."

[... .]

The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, p. 17

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"Attention is forceful in proportion to the narrowness of its focus, that is, when it is obsessed with a single idea or sensation. It is steadied and powerfully focused only by such an adjustment of the mind as permits you to see one thing only, for you steady the attention and increase its power by confining it. The desire that realizes itself is always a desire upon which attention is exclusively concentrated, for an idea is endowed with power only in proportion to the degree of attention fixed on it. Concentrated observation is the attentive attitude directed *from some specific end. The attentive attitude involves selection, for when you pay attention, it signifies that you have decided to focus your attention on one object or state rather than on another."

[... .]

*Note: *Neville substitutes from for towards, the reading in the original. --Ed.

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

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

[Etznab]

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"When we know what we want, we must deliberately focus the attention on the wish fulfilled, until that feeling fills the mind and crowds all other ideas out of the consciousness.

"The power of attention is the measure of the inner force. Concentrated attention to one thing shuts out all other things and causes them to disappear. The great secret of being spiritual-minded is to focus the attention on the feeling of spirituality without permitting any distraction. All progress depends on the increase of the attention span. The ideas which impel you to action are those which dominate the consciousness, those which possess the attention.
   
"To the unenlightened, this will seem to be all fantasy, yet progress comes to those who do not take accepted views nor accept the world as it is. When we set out to master the movement of attention, which must be done if we are to successfully alter the course of observed events, we realize how little control we exercise over the mind and how much it is dominated by sensory impressions. We realize how our thoughts drift on the tides of other men's considerations and environmental moods."

[... .]

The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, p. 17

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"Therefore, when you know what you want, you must deliberately focus your attention on the feeling of your wish fulfilled until that feeling fills the mind and crowds all other ideas out of consciousness.

"The power of attention is the measure of your inner force. Concentrated observation of one thing shuts out other things and causes them to disappear. The great secret of success is to focus the attention on the feeling of the wish fulfilled without permitting any distraction. All progress depends on an increase of attention. The ideas which impel you to action are those which dominate the consciousness, those which possess the attention. [The idea which excludes all others from the field of attention discharges in action.]

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"To the unenlightened man this will seem to be all fantasy, yet all progress comes from those who do not take the accepted view, nor accept the world as it is. As was stated heretofore, if you can imagine what you please, and if the forms of your thought are as vivid as the forms of nature, you are by virtue of the power of your imagination master of your fate.

"Your imagination is you yourself, and the world as your imagination sees it is the real world.

"When you set out to master the movements of attention, which must be done if you would successfully alter the course of observed events, it is then you realize how little control you exercise over your imagination and how much it is dominated by sensory impressions and by a drifting on the tides of idle moods. [... .]"

Based on: The Power of Awareness, Copyright © 1952 by Neville Goddard - Revised Edition Copyright © 1992 by Victoria Goddard, pp. 24-25

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

[Etznab]

These quote comparisons are for education purposes, to show similarity between material from Paul Twitchell's alleged 500 (plus)-year-old master Rebazar Tarzs and books mentioned by Paul Twitchell BEFORE Eckankar (in about 1970) became a "non-profit religion". Consider publication dates for the following two books.

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"Hardly anyone can understand this idea. Every issue of life is determined not by external conditions and things, but by one's consciousness. For example, the body in and of itself has no power, no intelligence, and is not responsible for its actions. A hand left to itself would remain where it is forever. There must be something to move it, and that something we call 'I' or 'Spirit.' That 'I' determines how the hand will be used; the hand cannot determine that in and of itself. The hand exists as an effect or as a form and responds to direction. As a vehicle or tool, it is obedient to us, and we impart to it whatever usefulness it has.

"This idea can be applied to other parts of the body. The consciousness that formed the body in the beginning is the consciousness that maintains and sustains it. God gave us dominion through consciousness, and this consciousness, which is the creative principle of our body, must also be its sustaining and maintaining principle.

"Once you have this principle, you have caught the entire principle of life. Literally, this is the Law of Life: the substance, the activity, the intelligent direction of life which is within man.

"We only have to prove this in one direction and we shall have it proved in every direction. The whole secret lies in the word 'heart,' or what we call consciousness. An intellectual knowledge of the fact that God is All is of no value. The only value any truth has is in the degree of its realization. Truth fully realized via ECKANKAR is spiritual consciousness. If we are conscious of the presence of the Lord, if we are conscious of the activity of God, then so we will see all of life through that understanding." [... .]

The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, pp. 18-19

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"Every issue of life is determined, not by external conditions and things, but by our consciousness. For example, the body, in and of itself, has no power, no intelligence, and is not responsible for its actions. A hand, left to itself, would remain right where it is, forever and forever. There must be something to move it, and that something we call "I." That "I" determines how this hand will be used; the hand cannot determine that in and of itself. The hand exists as an effect or as a form, and it responds to direction. As a vehicle or tool, it is obedient to us, and we impart to it whatever of usefulness it has. This idea can be applied to other parts of the body. The consciousness that formed the body in the beginning is the consciousness that maintains and sustains it. God gave us dominion through consciousness, and this consciousness, which is the creative principle of our body, must also be its sustaining and maintaining principle.    

Once we catch this principle, we shall have caught the entire principle of life. Literally, the kingdom of God is within us; literally is the law of life - the substance, the activity, the intelligent direction of life - is within us. We have only to prove this in some one direction and we shall have proved it in every direction. [...]    

"The whole secret lies in the word "consciousness." An intellectual knowledge of the fact that God is all is of no value. The only value any truth has is in the degree of its realization. Truth realized is spiritual consciousness. If we are conscious of the presence of the Lord, if we are conscious of the activity of God, then so it is unto us." [... .]

Based on: Practicing The Presence (1958), by Joel S. Goldsmith, Chapter 1, Spiritual Consciousness

*Note: The old reference link I had was removed from Scribd. and I had to find another. See pdf. attachment to first post at the following link. (Keyword search document for the word: hand.)

http://www.propheciesonline.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1823

Some other trivia about this comparison can be found on the following a.r.e. thread.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/alt.religion.eckankar/letter$20of$20truth|sort:date/alt.religion.eckankar/Wle6bykppIc/hKX6eC9rTEIJ

[Etznab]

   "Pain is like the Light of God. Do not chase the Light of God as though It were a real thing. Do not try to drive away pain by pretending that it is not real. If you seek serenity in God, pain will vanish of its own accord. Stop a1l movement in order to get rest, but rest itself will be restless. Linger over either extreme and God is lost to you. Those who cannot attain God in either case will fail. The more you talk about IT, the more you think about IT, the further from IT you go.    

"Stop talking, stop thinking, and there is nothing you will not understand. Return to God and you will find the meaning of IT. There is no need to seek Truth, only stop having views. Ignorance creates rest and unrest; wisdom neither loves nor hates. Regard motion as though it were stationary and what becomes of motion? Treat the stationary as though it moves, and that disposes of the ;tationary. Both these having been disposed of, what becomes of he One? You have reached the ultimate point, beyond which you can go no further. You get to where there are no rules, no standards, to where thought can accept impartiality, to where effect )f action ceases. Doubt is washed away, belief has no obstacles. Nothing is left over, nothing is important, and you find Being an Ispect of Non-Being, and Non-Being an aspect of the Being, All of which is God."

The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, pp. 21-22

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Do not chase after Entanglements as though they were real things,
Do not try to drive pain away by pretending that it is not real;
Pain, if you seek serenity in Oneness, will vanish of its own accord.
Stop all movement in order to get rest, and rest will itself be restless; Linger over either extreme, and Oneness is for ever lost.
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The more you talk about It, the more you think about It, the further from It you go;
Stop talking, stop thinking, and there is nothing you will not understand. Return to the Root and you will find the Meaning;
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There is no need to seek Truth; only stop having views.
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Ignorance creates Rest and Unrest; Wisdom neither loves nor hates.
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Regard motion as though it were stationary, and what becomes of motion?
Treat the stationary as though it moved, and that disposes of the stationary.
Both these having thus been disposed of, what becomes of the One?
At the ultimate point, beyond which you can go no further,
You get to where there are no rules, no standards,
To where thought can accept Impartiality,
To where effect of action ceases,
Doubt is washed away, belief has no obstacle.
Nothing is left over, nothing remembered;
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Being is an aspect of Non-being; Non-being is an aspect of Being.

- Sengtsan (?)

http://www.mendosa.com/way4.htm

http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/zen/fm/fm.htm

[Etznab]

[This next string of comparisons (between "Rebazar Tarzs" and Talbot Mundy) is rather lengthy. However, I can give short segments for easier reading and comparison. Also, note how two Eck Masters (not just Rebazar Tarzs) were allegedly quoted (by Paul Twitchell) in this next example.]

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"Self-examination is about the worst thing a person can do.Hundreds of thousands of persons damn themselves daily by monkeying with self-analysis. They are like amateurs taking radios apart to discover why the program annoys them.

"Self-analysis without experienced guidance is worse than taking patent medicine to cure an undiagnosed ailment. Much worse, in fact. A wrong diagnosis is sometimes a sentence to death. Self-conviction of sin is always a sentence to hell. Always. There is no exception to this. Man is hampered by conventional education, conservative theories, public prejudice, self-ignorance, and much too much familiarity with evidence that seems to prove the contrary to what intuition shows man to be true.

"It makes no difference what a man becomes. Greater men than bishops of churches have become beggars, not cardinals. Nevertheless, one can become great in God and save many a poor wretch from hopelessness.

"Now remember this. As the great spiritual guru Yaubl Sacabi once said, 'Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.' No matter how enlightening it may be, philosophy gives no command over the passions, no influential motives, no inescapable principles. It is not worth much in the crises of mankind. How can it help in time of epidemics?"

Based on: The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, p. 22

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Lewis agreed: "Worse than nowhere. Hundreds of thousands of people damn themselves by monkeying with the works. They're like amateurs taking radios apart to discover why the program annoys them. Self-examination without experienced guidance is worse than taking patent medicines to cure an undiagnosed ailment. Much worse. A wrong diagnosis is sometimes a sentence to death. Self-conviction of sin is always a sentence to hell. Always. There is no exception to that. Before you see Elsa again, she will receive what your countrymen call a pep-talk from Nancy Strong."

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"It makes no difference what he became," said Nancy. "Greater men than he have become beggars, not cardinals. Nevertheless, he was very great. He saved many a poor wretch from hopelessness."

"Wasn't it he who wrote `Lead, Kindly Light'?"

"Yes. He also wrote: `Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another ... Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, gives no command over the passions, no influential motives, no vivifying principles.' Memorize that, and have nothing to do with philosophy, it's no good." [... .]

Based on: Old Ugly Face, by Talbot Mundy, p. 24

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

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41391720 - The key to Eckankar

[Etznab]

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I said, "I don't get the connection."
   
"All right, you know what every genuine thinker has known since the dawn of time: that epidemics (and endemics, too) are a product of the submind of humanity. The only actual substance is the fear that builds up the illusion and all its consequences. This is why Jesus spoke of the devil, the submind, as a liar and the father of it. The mass mind fears and consequently creates vengeance upon itself. It is the father of spiritual arrogance.
   
"You have asked several times, what is philosophy? Nobody seems able to give an answer. I can tell you this. It is a universal system of faith in the mind which affects mankind as a whole; it affects the universal mass mind. This is in essence the whole of all philosophies."

"Isn't that casuistry?"
   
Rebazar Tarzs said, "Yes, of course. But the difference in philosophy and religion is that casuistry is the science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience and of resolving questions of right and wrong in conduct. It means that religion takes up the line between right and wrong conduct, the moral case of conscience. Philosophy is the answers to the questions of moral conduct. Any organized religion and its philosophy will have trained highly organized, disciplined thinkers. For example, the Jesuits, as a group, create a positive (call it that, just to give it a name) thought-force that is immeasurably stronger than any electric current. An electric current is a mere trickle compared to thought-force. These groups are plus-minded, positive, dynamic thinkers. They induce (without even trying) a secondary thought-force in others. So the minus-minded, negative people keep them plied with nformation, very often without knowing it.

"It is impossible for anyone of limited thinking experience, experience in thinking independently, to oppose highly organized and well-disciplined thought." [... .]

Based on: The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, pp. 22-25

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"But how does that fit the influenza epidemic? I don't see the connection."

"I knew, what every genuine thinker has known since the dawn of history, that epidemics -- and endemics, too, are a product of the subconscious mind of humanity. The only actual substance of that stuff is the fear that builds up the illusion and all its consequences. That is why Jesus called it `a liar, and the father of it.' The mass mind fears and consequently creates vengeance upon its own secret swinishness. [...]

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"Don't be silly. They don't even bother themselves to ask questions. Jesuits think. They are trained, highly organized, disciplined thinkers. They create a positive - call it that, just to give it a name - a positive thought-force that is immeasurably stronger than any electric current. An electric current is a mere illustration of thought-force. Jesuits are plus-minded, positive, dynamic thinkers. They induce, without even trying to, a secondary thought- force in others. So the minus-minded, negative people keep them plied with information, very often without knowing it."

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"To demonstrate to you the impossibility - at least for anyone of your limited experience - of thinking independently, in opposition to highly organized and well-disciplined thought. I wanted to teach you tactics, as well as strategy."

[Etznab]

> "Don't be silly. They don't even bother themselves to ask questions. Jesuit...
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I [Paul Twitchell] said, "But there are tactics as well as strategies to get around the influence of such highly organized thinking. One can dive below the influence of these highly trained groups and go the way of the negative god, Kal Niranjan. Another way is to oppose, be beaten and surrender: become the meek lamb and wait until we are dead to find out what it was that we bought by surrendering ourselves to trustees. These are the ways of the defeatists.

But we can rise above it, via ECK. Not even a holy man, a demigod,or any group can outthink, or outpray a person, if he refuses to meet them on their own grounds. He should do so only on the higher grounds. One can only learn by experience how to avoid the traps on any level. If a group-thinker knows there is a higher ground, he will be there first with a sheepfold all ready to herd in anyone else who arrives. They are the good shepherds, if you like being a sheep. Their strength is based on thought-propaganda, which is far more powerful than the spoken or printed word."

Rebazar Tarzs replied, "Well said. But the point is to assist you to the level where you can help others."

"What do you mean?"

He continued, "I mean to free the consciousness now, instead of enslave it for the sake of a promised land in the hereafter. I want you to reach a point of balanced consciousness-not too remote from God and not too far from man, yet within the heavenly realm. One must not become tense and decisive like a good many unstable persons in whom stubbornness passes for willpower. One must have willpower, but also integrity. You must be who you are. One must not endure any other terms. This is why Jesus said, 'Love your enemies.' Don't love their objectionable traits or expect them to love yours. Love them by remembering who they really are. Then they will love you. See the difference?"
   

"I am beginning to. Does it always work?"

Rebazar Tarzs said, "The neophytes, the beginners on the path, the ones just starting, have a long way to go before they can get to this level of God." [... .]

[Based on: The Key to Eckankar, by Paul Twitchell, 1968, Fifth printing - 2003, pp. 23-24

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"Then there's a way of -- "

"Three ways. Two are defeatist. One can dive below their influence, and go to the devil. Thousands of people do it; they drown in materialism; deserting, malingering, degenerate Jesuits do it themselves. Another way is, to oppose, be beaten, and surrender: become a meek lamb and wait until you are dead to find out what it is that you bought by surrendering your soul to trustees. Or, you can rise above it. Not even a Jesuit can out-think, or out-pray you, if you refuse to meet him on his own ground. Take higher ground. One only learns by experience how to avoid being caught. If a Jesuit knew there is a higher ground, he would get there first and have a sheepfold all ready to herd you into. They are good shepherds, if you like being a sheep. Their strength consists in thought-propaganda, which is far more powerful than the spoken or printed word. Propaganda, even when true, is a form of violence, which is a product of impatience, which in turn is sacrifice to fear."

"But, Nancy, isn't your conversation propaganda?"

"Yes. Make no mistake about that. But it is aimed at freeing your consciousness now, instead of enslaving you for the sake of a promised land in the hereafter. Yes, mine is propaganda. But if you should let it control your thought instead of waking you up to fight your own battle, I would repudiate you. I would shake you off."

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"I am beginning to. Does it always work?"

"You mean for beginners like you and me? No indeed! Not in one lifetime! Not in this world! We have a long way to go before we can finish that part of our education. So we had better get a good start, hadn't we?" [... .]

[Etznab]

> ...

A working link for Goldsmith's version.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/218780789/82916572-Practicing-the-Presence-of-God-Joel-S-Goldsmith-1

[Henosis Sage]

On Tuesday, 17 June 2014 11:20:05 UTC+10, Etznab wrote:

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> A working link for Goldsmith's version.
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> http://www.scribd.com/doc/218780789/82916572-Practicing-the-Presence-of-God-Joel-S-Goldsmith-1

The Key to ECKANKAR

First published 1968 - these extracts are from the 1985 edited version by Harold Klemp

In his Intro Harold states:
"How important is the reading of books and attendance at lectures and classes on truth? Rebazar says [ie Paul says] that the individual first has to get *the correct letter of truth* before he can live in the spirit of truth. He tells how this is done."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-M0yAR0UPhPempnVmhNeWd4dUk/view?usp=sharing


[PTHA 2012] 1968 The KEY to ECKANKAR Highlighted Plagiarisms
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-M0yAR0UPhPTDduWlQzdXpGQ2M/view?usp=sharing

[mrti...@verizon.net]

Yeah, those Power of Awareness quotes stuck out years after leaving Eckankar and finding that book. My subconscious recognized it almost immediately. I had read Key to Eckankar many times prior to finding POA.