From: kibo@world.std.com (James "Kibo" Parry)
Subject: Re: THE DIVINE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Organization: Two rooms filled with typography, in downtown Boston
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:49:41 GMT

[seen in--of all places--alt.postmodern:]
In article <1993Jan25.164505.3288@cnsvax.uwec.edu> mcelwre@cnsvax.uwec.edu writes:
>     Although the following article is on the subject of religious studies, it
>illustrates some important facts about the Universe:
>
>     (1) The physical universe is ONLY the LOWEST of at least a DOZEN major
>levels of existence.
>
>     (2) Certain phenomena which seem to have no physical origin result from
>INTERACTIONS between the physical universe and HIGHER LEVELS.
>
>     (3) It is possible for INDIVIDUALS to PERSONALLY explore the Universe,
>including our Solar System, using forms of "SOUL TRAVEL".  Some of these forms
>are also known as "out-of-body travel" and "Astral projection".  [This is
>DANGEROUS without the protection of a Perfect Living Master as described
>below.]
>          
>
>                      THE DIVINE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
>      
>               Most Christians would agree, and correctly so, that 
>          Jesus Christ was a perfect living Master, and a projection of 
>          God into the physical world, God Incarnate. 
>          
>               But there are some very important related facts that 
>          Christians are COMPLETELY IGNORANT of, as are followers of 
>          most other world religions. 
>           
>               First, Jesus Christ was NOT unique, John 3:16 NOTWITH-
>          STANDING.  There is ALWAYS at least one such perfect living 
>          Master (God Incarnate) PHYSICALLY ALIVE in this world AT ALL 
>          TIMES, a continuous succession THROUGHOUT HISTORY, both 
>          before and after the life of Jesus. 
>    
>               The followers of some of these Masters founded the 
>          world's major religions, usually PERVERTING the teachings of 
>          their Master in the process.  Christians, for example, added 
>          THREATS of "ETERNAL DAMNATION" in Hell, and DELETED the 
>          teaching of REincarnation. 
>       
>               Secondly, and more importantly, after a particular 
>          Master physically dies and leaves this world, there is 
>          NOTHING that He can do for ANYbody except for the relatively 
>          few people that He INITIATED while He was still physically 
>          alive.  (That is simply the way God set things up in the 
>          Universes.) 
>
>               Therefore, all those Christians who worship Jesus, and 
>          pray to Jesus, and expect Jesus to return and save them from 
>          their sins, are only KIDDING THEMSELVES, and have allowed 
>          themselves to be DUPED by a religion that was mostly 
>          MANUFACTURED by the Romans. 
>      
>               And emotional "feelings" are a TOTALLY DECEIVING 
>          indicator for religious validity. 
>    
>               These things are similarly true for followers of most 
>          other major world religions, including Islam. 
>     
>               Thirdly, the primary function of each Master is to tune 
>          His Initiates into the "AUDIBLE LIFE STREAM" or "SOUND 
>          CURRENT", (referred to as "THE WORD" in John 1:1-5, and as 
>          "The River of Life" in Revelation 22:1), and to personally 
>          guide each of them thru the upper levels of Heaven while they 
>          are still connected to their living physical bodies by a 
>          "silver cord". 
>    
>               True Salvation, which completes a Soul's cycles of 
>          REincarnation in the physical and psychic planes, is achieved 
>          only by reaching at least the "SOUL PLANE", which is five 
>          levels or universes above the physical universe, and this 
>          canNOT be done without the help of a Perfect LIVING Master. 
>    
>               One such perfect Master alive today is an American, Sri 
>          Harold Klemp, the Living "Eck" Master or "Mahanta" for the 
>          "Eckankar" organization, now headquartered in Minneapolis, 
>          (P.O. Box 27300;  zip 55427). 
>    
>               Another perfect living Master is Maharaj Gurinder Singh 
>          Ji, now living in Punjab, India, and is associated with the 
>          "Sant Mat" organization. 
>      
>               One of the classic books on this subject is "THE PATH OF 
>          THE MASTERS" (Radha Soami Books, P.O. Box 242, Gardena, CA  
>          90247), written in 1939 by Dr. Julian Johnson, a theologian 
>          and surgeon who spent the last years of his life in India 
>          studying under and closely observing the Sant Mat Master of 
>          that time, Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji. 
>    
>               Several of the Eckankar books, including some authored 
>          by Sri Paul Twitchell or Sri Harold Klemp, can be found in 
>          most public and university libraries and some book stores, or 
>          obtained thru inter-library loan.  The book "ECKANKAR--THE 
>          KEY TO SECRET WORLDS", by Sri Paul Twitchell, is ANOTHER 
>          classic. 
>    
>               Many Christians are likely to confuse the Masters with 
>          the "Anti-Christ", which is or was to be a temporary world 
>          dictator during the so-called "last days".  But the Masters 
>          don't ever rule, even when asked or expected to do so as 
>          Jesus was. 
>    
>               People who continue following Christianity, Islam, or 
>          other orthodox religions with a physically DEAD Master, will 
>          CONTINUE on their cycles of REincarnation, between the 
>          psychic planes and this MISERABLE physical world, until they 
>          finally WISE UP! 
>    
>          
>    
>          RE-INCARNATION
>          
>               The book "HERE AND HEREAFTER", by Ruth Montgomery, 
>          describes several kinds of evidence supporting REincarnation 
>          as a FACT OF LIFE, including HYPNOTIC REGRESSIONS to past 
>          lives, SPONTANEOUS RECALL (especially by young children, some 
>          of whom can identify their most recent previous relatives, 
>          homes, possessions, etc.), DREAM RECALL of past life experi-
>          ences, DEJA VU (familiarity with a far off land while travel-
>          ing there for the first time on vacation), the psychic read-
>          ings of the late EDGAR CAYCE, and EVEN SUPPORTING STATEMENTS 
>          FROM THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE including Matthew 17:11-13 (John the 
>          Baptist was the REINCARNATION of Elias.) and John 9:1-2 (How 
>          can a person POSSIBLY sin before he is born, unless he LIVED 
>          BEFORE?!).  [ ALWAYS use the "KING JAMES VERSION".  Later 
>          versions are PER-VERSIONS! ]  Strong INTERESTS, innate 
>          TALENTS, strong PHOBIAS, etc., typically originate from a 
>          person's PAST LIVES.  For example, a strong fear of swimming 
>          in or traveling over water usually results from having 
>          DROWNED at the end of a PREVIOUS LIFE.  And sometimes a 
>          person will take AN IMMEDIATE DISLIKE to another person being 
>          met for the first time, because of a bad encounter with him 
>          during a PREVIOUS INCARNATION. 
>
>               The teaching of REincarnation also includes the LAW OF 
>          KARMA (Galatians 6:7, Revelation 13:10, etc.).  People would 
>          behave much better toward each other if they knew that their 
>          actions in the present will surely be reaped by them in the 
>          future, or in a FUTURE INCARNATION! 
>
>
>
>          "2nd COMINGS"
>
>               If a Perfect Living Master physically dies ("trans-
>          lates") before a particular Initiate of His does, then when 
>          that Initiate physically dies ("translates"), the Master will 
>          meet him on the Astral level and take him directly to the 
>          Soul Plane.  This is the ONE AND ONLY correct meaning of a 
>          2nd Coming.  It is an INDIVIDUAL experience, NOT something 
>          that happens for everyone all at once.  People who are still 
>          waiting for Jesus' "2nd Coming" are WAITING IN VAIN. 
>    
>          
>          
>          PLANES OF EXISTENCE
>
>               The physical universe is the LOWEST of AT LEAST a DOZEN 
>          major levels of existence.  Above the Physical Plane is the 
>          Astral Plane, the Causal Plane, the Mental Plane, the Etheric 
>          Plane (often counted as the upper part of the Mental Plane), 
>          the Soul Plane, and several higher Spiritual Planes.  The 
>          Soul Plane is the FIRST TRUE HEAVEN, (counting upward from 
>          the Physical).  The planes between (but NOT including) the 
>          Physical and Soul Planes are called the Psychic Planes. 
>    
>               It is likely that ESP, telepathy, astrological 
>          influences, radionic effects, biological transmutations [See 
>          the 1972 book with that title.], and other phenomena without 
>          an apparent physical origin, result from INTERACTIONS between 
>          the Psychic Planes and the Physical Plane. 
>    
>               The major planes are also SUB-DIVIDED.  For example, a 
>          sub-plane of the Astral Plane is called "Hades", and the 
>          Christian Hell occupies a SMALL part of it, created there 
>          LESS THAN 2000 YEARS AGO by the EARLY CATHOLIC CHURCH by some 
>          kind of black magic or by simply teaching its existence in a 
>          THREATENING manner.  The Christian "Heaven" is located 
>          elsewhere on the Astral Plane.  Good Christians will go there 
>          for a short while and then REincarnate back to Earth. 
>          
>          
>          
>          SOUND CURRENT vs. BLIND FAITH
>
>               The Christian religion demands of its followers an 
>          extraordinary amount of BLIND FAITH backed up by little more 
>          than GOOD FEELING (which is TOTALLY DECEIVING). 
>       
>               If a person is not HEARING some form of the "SOUND 
>          CURRENT" ("THE WORD", "THE BANI", "THE AUDIBLE LIFE STREAM"), 
>          then his cycles of REINCARNATION in this MISERABLE world WILL 
>          CONTINUE. 
>    
>               The "SOUND CURRENT" manifests differently for different 
>          Initiates, and can sound like a rushing wind, ocean waves on 
>          the sea shore, buzzing bees, higher-pitched buzzing sound, a 
>          flute, various heavenly music, or other sounds.  In Eckankar, 
>          Members start hearing it near the end of their first year as 
>          a Member.  This and other experiences (such as "SOUL TRAVEL") 
>          REPLACE blind faith. 
>    
>
>
>               UN-altered REPRODUCTION and DISSEMINATION of this 
>          IMPORTANT Information is ENCOURAGED and I ENJOY stuffing 
>          LARGE SHARP NEEDLES into VARIOUS bodily ORIFICES while
>          watching the EXCITING syndicated TV series, "SMALL WONDER".
>
>
>                                           Robert E. McElwaine
>                                           2nd Initiate in Eckankar

All I have to say to this is that Rev. Ivan Stang, who owns the Church
of the SubGenius, called Eckankar "The Stupidest Cult(TM)".  And HE
KNOWS STUPID CULTS!
							-- K.