ECKANKAR: Follow the Money

[Peetee Aitchei]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follow_the_money

My memory is a little vague but i think it was a Chuck Stockdale (apologies if it isn't) who used this phrase "Follow the Money" in regard to researching Eckankar's history and key players, several years ago now.

At the time it didn't make much sense to me. I made a few inquiries with others I knew and hit another dead end. Not uncommon when it comes to Eckankar and understanding the reluctance of anyone who at one time or another had access to higher levels in the USA as well as those in nations around the world.

Whistle-blowers more often than not end up at the end of a very pointy stick. The risks are very high indeed in all kinds of ways. Yet there are also many ways around this brick wall of silence (hint, see my image icon) for the wise and intelligent sleuth. When whistle-blowers know and are guaranteed personal protection, they sing like birds, and then hardly ever shut up. The more they speak the more they remember and the more they recall where to find the evidence they have and that others still have archived out of sight and out of mind.

The flip side of this that despite those who *imagine* they are being discreet and keeping things to themselves, even their denials amount to clear evidence that can be used to solve the crime. Ask Agatha Christie on the inner, if you actually have the ability that Eckankar claims to sell and be experts in. Ha!

Back to following the money. The naive the gullible, be they pro or con Eckankar, over the last 30 years or so typically persist under the delusion that as an organisation Eckankar's main source of revenues are Annual Membership Dues and Books sales. Not so. It's chump change. Equivalent to the plate being passed around at the Sunday Church services.

There are three major sources of ongoing income to Eckankar since the late 1960s. THis is provable beyond doubt already, but if you imagine the data will be presented here on a.r.e. then seek some mental health counselling. You're may be an abject idiot.

1) Eckankar Charters - these are more commonly know as your local state or national Satsang organization. Actually they are more a "legal entity" than a genuine organisation that are established at "arms length" from the main Eckankar HQ Corporate entities, in order to protect itself legally (and Harold Klemp personally and in particular his "Living ECK Master Sole" Corporation based in MN which sits at the top of the Eckankar non-profit religious organisations corporate tree) and yet the Tree still reaps the financial benefits anyway with zero 'liability' for the actions and risks taken by Charter Satsang Board of Directors.

2) Donations of cash, shares, convertible property from living members of Eckankar. That should be obvious, but the $ numbers will be a far bigger surprise.

3) The Big Kahuna - ECKist's *Wills* that leave all or a significant amount of their Deceased Estate to ECKANKAR.

Anyone who has the wherewithal to "follow this money" down will reap rewards. One of those will be much Grief. In Klemp's 1984-1985 talks about Twitchell history, plagiarisms and so on he spoke about the effects of shock, trauma and grief which he captured in the phrase "there are some things about Paul Twitchell we need to look at". Klemp's chief problem here, and it's been a lifelong failing on his part, is about how much he distorted the actual facts and lied through his teeth during those talks about what he did know at that time, is that he like a fish out of water and as slow as a wet wig. A Mushroom in his Sound-Proofed Photographic Dark Room, and an incompetent foolish little man.

But that's ok, don't get perturbed by that or have any sympathy for Klemp, because the ONE thing he did not then nor now want ECKists to ever find out was "The Whole Truth".

Darwin Gross, Doug Marman, Patti Simpson and Gail Twitchell-Gross-Anderson-? (and others) are mere facsimile templates of Klemp, even if they haven't agreed on anything since the 1980s to now.

The 5 Stages of Loss and Grief
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/000617

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model

The jig is up, it's only a matter of time now, because It's All Over Now, Baby Blue http://vimeo.com/39991564

f you really are a decent and loving person with good boundaries and values, then I can only encourage you to get your ass to Acceptance as fast as possible. You owe it to yourself. Your shift in conscious will have a positive on the inner communications throughout the Eckankar Membership and those harmed over the decades who have still been unable to resolve the damage done to them by ECKANKAR and their fellow ECKists over time. Trust yourself, Trust in "god/goodness" or whatever you perceive that to be, and above all Trust your Intuition - it is your own inner voice, find it and listen to IT. It is "spirit", your higher self - soul - inner master speaking to you and only to you. Discover the difference between that and the mind that manipulates with false images and you are on your way.

Everything you required for this life you had already provided to you the day you were born.

Good Luck.

[Peetee Aitchei]

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Peetee Aitchei]

First Bank Deposit for this Thread that I predict will run for years and countless pages long.

QUOTE: "My problem with Eckankar after donating over $15 grand...was the lack of ethics and how Darwin was treated, banished, even his books but was never honest about the sitiuation. Eckankar is not the answer..the Sound Current IS. Focus of attention on that sound with a loving heart WORKS !" Harry Koschorreck 2014-09-10

Harry sincerely recommends learning about the Sound Current from Ishwar Puri Sant Mat http://ishwarpuri.org/

[Etznab]

... and imagination run amuck.

[Peetee Aitchei]

On Thursday, 11 September 2014 09:23:35 UTC+10, Etznab wrote:
> ... and imagination run amuck.

That's a good point Mr Etznab

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance, conscientious stupidity, and imagination run a muck." Copyright 2014 Mr Etznab

Please note that no one is allowed to use this original copyrighted quote with the prior permission of the Original Author Mr Etznab.

Any suggestions of Plagiarism or Copyright Infringement on his part will be strenuously denied and legal action taken immediately to defend his LEGAL RIGHTS under the Laws that apply including unlawful defamation of a Public Figure.

Be warned!

[Peetee Aitchei]

On Monday, 8 September 2014 14:08:37 UTC+10, Peetee Aitchei wrote:

Confidential: Attomey-Client Privilege
KLEMP/ECKANKAR DAMAGES TO SRI DARWIN GROSS
"What is the commercial interest of a religion?
"It's obvious that it's involved soliciting donations, and that depends on the credibility of the
religion and the religious leaders. This 15-page letter was an attack on Eckankar. It certainly was
an attack piece, and that would have had a commercial impact on Eckankar."
This statement serves as a definition of damages proposed by the ECKANKAR corporation itself,
a standard to which it may reasonably be held in assessing it's damaging conduct. The statement,
coming from ECKANKAR's own legal counsel, amounts to an admission of the damage done to
the livelihood of Sri Darwin Gross by massive ECKANKAR attacks , commencing August 8, 1983,
formally propounded to the leadership ranks on October 22, 1983, and continuing to the present
day. When analyzed in terms of the October 14, 1989 letter of Darwin Gross and its contents, the
evidence of damage intentionally inflicted upon the person, reputation and career of Darwin is
overwhelming. ECKANKAR had no refutation of any of the meticulously detailed charges leveled
against it in Darwin's 10-14-89 letter.
The 10-14-89 charges were grounded in fact and offered in self defense. Sans justification, the
corporation cynically sued to silence Darwin on frivolous grounds, alleging critical quotations from
Paul Twitchell to be "publication" of unpublished proprietary materials rather than the fair
comment obviously intended; that Darwin's critical use of trademarked terms somehow
constituted a violation thereof. The 10-14-89 letter actually documents a wide range of extremely
damaging conduct against Darwin Gross by premeditated acts of extreme malice on the part of
Harold Klemp and the ECKANKAR corporation.

1. Harold deliberately deceived Darwin from inception, concealing his mental condition and
history. Klemp only recently recounted his attempted suicide, grandiosity, public nudity and arrest
in Child in the Wildemess. Had Darwin known of this he would not have nominated him for the
stressful position he did. Mastership is not a task for those subject to mental breakdown. Instead
Darwin would have recommended that Harold seek professional help. One needs a firm
foundation in reality before undertaking the stress of spiritual unfoldment, to say nothing of
mastership. Both Paul and Darwin have said this on many occasions. That Harold concealed his
disturbed mental state from Darwin is another evidence of that condition. There is nothing
remotely spiritual about attempted suicide, belief one controls
the weather, disrobing in a public place or being taken into police custody. That Harold now
boasts of this in a published book suggests his grasp of reality remains inadequate. The
deception damaged Darwin by exposing him to ridicule and contempt.
2. Harold deliberately deceived Darwin into investing him with an extremely close and
sacred trust. Nominated by Darwin as his successor-in-training, Klemp conspired against
Darwin, launching a premeditated, all-out sneak attack on his unsuspecting benefactors. Klemp
already had Darwin's total support. Darwin had already taken the initiative, announcing his desire
to retire. Klemp elected to steal what he should have earned, destroying Darwin in the process.
Klemp had every reason to know well in advance that his plans to betray the teachings and
writings of Sri Paul Twitchell would be opposed by their guardian, Darwin Gross. Klemp's
unprincipled strategy was to so completely destroy the reputation of Darwin that the latter's
opposition would count for little or nothing when the time came.
1. Michael J. Esler Esq. on behalf of ECKANKAR, before the United States District Court for
the District of Oregon, ECKANKAR vs. Darwin Gross, Civil No. 89-1150-JU, May 7, 1990,
Portland, Transcript of Proceedings, Motion for Summary Judgement, p. 7, lines 7-12.
2. Harold wrote what turned out to be a true confession: "So many of our mental hospitals
are filled with persons who have dabbled in psychic phenomenon they are pushed over the
borderline from normalcy to emotional disorder. Unless the symptoms are recognized he may
seriously damage the lives of those around him. To satisfy his desires he will step on anyone
regardless of injury to feelings or the reputation of an innocent person. He is a pathological liar
but talks so convincingly that he is believed and is able to get ahead. But eventually his words
and actions boomerang and cost him dearly. Of all the mental ailments this is one of the most
difficult to resolve, according to medical authorities. It is probably the most damaging and
misunderstood of all."

Confidential: Attomey-Client Privilege -2- 12/24/98
3. Harold Klemp deliberately involved his wife in the deception, conniving a show of marital
solidarity to influence Darwin Gross. The marital solidarity was as contrived as Klemp's pseudoloyalty
to Darwin and the teachings. After seizing the corporate object of his ambition, Klemp
unceremoniously dumped not only Darwin but the mother of his daughter in favor of a younger
woman. 3 The latter was the culmination of a sordid office affair conducted under the very noses
of his wife and daughter.4 If one is to judge Klemp by his own actions, treachery is a way of life
with him. The marital solidarity deception induced Darwin to rely upon Harold, to the former's
considerable loss.
4. To consolidate his takeover and to destroy Darwin's reputation as an otherwise qualified
witness against him, Klemp spread outrageous lies, foremost among which was an allegation that
Darwin "stole" $2,600,000 from the corporations This he was so negative and outrageous that the
majority of members could not bring themselves to reject it. They believed it must be true, that no
one would otherwise stoop so low. Klemp counted on the incredulity of the average man in a
textbook exercise of the technique made infamous in this century by Dr. Joseph Goebels, and
along lines openly declared in the most infamous of all 20th century documents, Mein KaMpf 6
3 Klemp's callous throwing over of his wife contrasts the sensitive parting of Darwin and Gail. The
demands of the membership made it impossible for Darwin to devote to her the time and energy
she needed after a long and bruising battle helping Paul bring the ancient message to the modem
world. Gail needed the rest and privacy Darwin's position made it impossible to have. He has
always presented Gail in a most favorable licht. He has never cast any reflection upon her. They
conducted an amicable parting in the spirit of mature friendship and a shared trust. It was a
parting of the ways noteworthy for its cordiality and good will.
4 Harold insisted upon keeping his office at home after nominated him in 1981. Darwin was
temporarily working in the office at the request of the Board of Trustees, trying to improve
operations, and became
aware that Joan Cross would run errands to Klemp's home lasting for hours rather that the
minutes required. Darwin could not help but know of this because when he needed the office
station wagon he would
be told Joan had taken it to Harold's office. Darwin was saddened by this but said nothing,
knowing it must all come out in time.
5 The accusative terirn "stole" was actually written into court papers filed by the same Michael
Esler in 1983, in support of Klemp's spurious suit to recover the normal equipment, manuscripts
and bank
accounts duly authorized by Klemp as a voting trustee for Darwin's Oregon semi-retirement
operation. They should have been recovered in the same manner, by vote of the Trustees.
Darwin never disobeyed an
instruction of the Board of Trustees. Klemp has sealed off the corporation's records from public
view but cannot deny he was in attendance at the Board meetina in which the Trustees
unanimously authorized
Darwin's move to Oregon. That same Board authorized a retirement home for Darwin's comfort at
Salishan on the Oregon coast. A trustee architect desioned the home, including meeting space
for future trustee
meetino,s. The same Board authorized the transfer of trust funds to Oregon, the income from
which was to cover the overhead entailed by Darwin's office. Darwin never signed a check alone
in his entire career
at ECKANKAR. Exhaustive audit by Klemp failed to turn up a sinale instance of financial
irresponsibility on Darwin's part despite his intense involvement in a dozen years of spectacular,
often hectic
organizational growth. Klemp knew when he made his false charges against Darwin at a Higher
Initiates meeting he called for October 22, 1983, that his audience would have no way of knowing
at the time that
he, Harold Klemp, had actually voted to authorize the very conduct he now characterized as
irresponsible and criminal!