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Etznab
Feb 26, 2016, 9:30:42 PM2/26/16
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I think you are right that the reference in LTG III about Gail getting her initiation the year before is mostly likely referring to Kirpal. I haven't had enough time with Gail to ask her this. We've only talked briefly. But Patti Simpson Rivinus told me that when she was publishing the Letters to Gail in The ECK World News, which was the first place they were seen before being published in book form, she said that there were a number of places where Kirpal Singh's name or Sawan Singh's name was changed to Sudar Singh. She said that she didn't remember seeing any cases of Rebazar Tarzs' name being changed, however. But that was a long time ago.
By the way, I don't know if any of the Letters to Gail were published while Paul was alive, so I'm not sure he made any of those edits. Patti might have or Gail.
As for Eckankar not addressing these issues and not coming out with more real facts to help clarify the picture - well, that's of course exactly why I published my book, to help fill that void.
I'm sure everyone always has good reasons for the positions they take on how open they will be. Corporations and organizations rarely were open in the past. It was considered a risk to share information unless is was necessary. But the Internet has changed the world, and more openness is now the much wiser course. This doesn't mean sharing everything, but that openness is appreciated by people, because it helps everyone get at the truth.
Harold told me that one day the files would be made open to researchers who wanted to go in and study them.
Doug.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/alt.religion.eckankar/RE5XRpHP0Wg
I think you are right that the reference in LTG III about Gail getting her initiation the year before is mostly likely referring to Kirpal. I haven't had enough time with Gail to ask her this. We've only talked briefly. But Patti Simpson Rivinus told me that when she was publishing the Letters to Gail in The ECK World News, which was the first place they were seen before being published in book form, she said that there were a number of places where Kirpal Singh's name or Sawan Singh's name was changed to Sudar Singh. She said that she didn't remember seeing any cases of Rebazar Tarzs' name being changed, however. But that was a long time ago.
By the way, I don't know if any of the Letters to Gail were published while Paul was alive, so I'm not sure he made any of those edits. Patti might have or Gail.
As for Eckankar not addressing these issues and not coming out with more real facts to help clarify the picture - well, that's of course exactly why I published my book, to help fill that void.
I'm sure everyone always has good reasons for the positions they take on how open they will be. Corporations and organizations rarely were open in the past. It was considered a risk to share information unless is was necessary. But the Internet has changed the world, and more openness is now the much wiser course. This doesn't mean sharing everything, but that openness is appreciated by people, because it helps everyone get at the truth.
Harold told me that one day the files would be made open to researchers who wanted to go in and study them.
Doug.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/alt.religion.eckankar/RE5XRpHP0Wg
Etznab
Feb 26, 2016, 9:39:59 PM2/26/16
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