Eckankar

Have you heard of Eckankar?

People who practice Eckankar are called “Eckist”

Merriam Webster defines a cult as:
1: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious
2a: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)

Eckankar was founded as a religious movement in 1965 by Paul Twitchell and is now headquartered in Chanhassen Minnesota.

Eckankar means “a co-worker with God”.

Eckankar is a westernized version of Sikhism.

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion with pantheistic elements, advocating the belief in One Universal God signified by the term “Ik Onkar” which translates to Eckankar in English.

Eckankar is known as the religion of light and sound. They believe that God can be heard in the buzzing of bees and that God is light.

Basic beliefs of Eckists

1. Soul is eternal.

2. Soul exists because God loves It.

3. Soul is on a journey of Self- and God-Realization.

4. Soul unfolds spiritually via karma and reincarnation.

5. Spiritual unfoldment can be sped up through conscious contact with the ECK.

6. Contact with Divine Spirit can be made via the Spiritual Exercises of ECK.

7. You can actively explore the spiritual worlds.

8. Spiritual experience and liberation in this lifetime are available to all.

Eckankar also has its own scripture, a writing called Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad meaning “Way of the Eternal.”

According to Eckankar, sin was a false belief created by “Kal,” its word for Satan, to keep the Soul ignorant. Jesus is associated with Kal and is considered evil or limiting to the Soul.

“For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Genesis 3:5

“And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”
2 Corinthians 11:12-15

Have you ever had an angelic encounter?

“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
Hebrews 13:2

Have you ever had an encounter with a demon?

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10

Do not dabble in the occult.

Have you used a Ouija board?

Always go to The Bible for truth.

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,…”
2 Timothy 3:16

“Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord;..”
Deuteronomy 18:10-12a