Eckankar
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Adherents | 50,000-500,000 |
Beliefs | The Divine Spirit, called "ECK." |
Practices | Spiritual Exercises of ECK: mantras, meditation, and dreams. These enable Soul travel and spiritual growth. |
Texts | Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad and books by Harold Klemp. |
Eckankar is a new religious movement based on a 19th-century Indian tradition called Sant Mat, which centers around surat shabd yoga, "yoga of the sound current." Eckankar focuses on spritual exercises enabling practitioners to experience "the Light and Sound of God."
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Title | Eckankar |
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Published | March 17, 2015 |
Last Updated | January 28, 2021 |
URL | religionfacts.com/ |
Short URL | rlft.co/369 |
MLA Citation | “Eckankar.” ReligionFacts.com. 28 Jan. 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021. <religionfacts.com/eckankar> |