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Eckankaroids online
God's fax number
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To: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Eckankaroids online
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 23:24:10 -0500
From: Michael Travers <mt@media.mit.edu>
From: mcelwre@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:11:39 -0600
Organization: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
THE DIVINE MASTERS
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.
Robert E. McElwaine
2nd Initiate in Eckankar
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Message-Id: <9301270412.AA08226@media.mit.edu>
To: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: God's fax number
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 23:12:35 -0500
From: Michael Travers <mt@media.mit.edu>
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JERUSALEM (UPI) -- God by fax?
It was probably inevitable that someone would try to exploit
Jerusalem's prime location and offer to dispatch messages to the
Almighty with state-of-the-art technology.
That's what Israel's telephone company did Wednesday.
For the price of a call, Bezek workers will take faxed prayers,
blessings and heartfelt wishes and tuck them inside the many cracks of
the Western Wall, revered by Jews as the holiest place on Earth.
The towering stone wall in Jerusalem's Old City, a remnant of the
Great Temple destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70, is already crammed with
thousands of pieces of paper scrawled with visitors' deepest sentiments.
Many Jews believe God reads the messages and makes them come true.
``If you want to put a note in the 'Kotel' (Western Wall) but can't
go there yourself, we'll do it for you,'' said Danny Ezer, a Bezek
spokesman.
He said the AT&T and MCI telephone networks in the United States have
expressed interest in promoting the service abroad.
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The fax number, including the international and city codes for Israel
and Jerusalem, is 972-2-612222.
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 17:19:47 PST
From: Chuck Shepherd <cshepherd@igc.apc.org>
Message-Id: <9301270119.AA06859@igc.apc.org>
To: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: news of the weird
WEIRDNUZ.261 (News of the Weird, February 5, 1993)
by Chuck Shepherd
Lead Story
* Former U. S. diplomat Felix Bloch, the man suspected
of espionage while working at the U. S. Embassy in
Vienna in 1989, was arrested in January and charged
with stealing $100 worth of groceries from a Harris
Teeter grocery store in Chapel Hill, N. C. After the
State Department dismissed him, Bloch embarked on a
second career as a cashier and bagger at the store.
Two store employees said they saw Bloch cart unpaid-for
groceries to his Mercedes-Benz. [Durham Herald, 1-12-
93]
Government in Action
* In a recent Canadian government book offering tips to
newly-arriving immigrants, authors thought it necessary
to give specific advice against being late to school or
work and against public displays of affection, breast-
feeding, urination, and defecation. [Edmonton Sun-CP,
11-22-92]
* When Long Island, N. Y., school superintendent Edward
J. Murphy retired on September 30, he earned severance
pay of over $100,000 at a time of severe financial
troubles for New York schools. However, that was only
the beginning. Under the contract he had negotiated
with the local school board in 1985, Murphy was
entitled to 90 days' paid vacation a year (the normal
is 15 to 20), plus paid sick leave--with the option of
accumulating it and cashing it in at a rate of $1,000 a
day. His total severance package came to more than
$900,000. [New York Times, 12-9-92]
* Pre-Christmas-week paychecks were delayed for 2,600
Postal Service employees in the Hampton Roads, Va.,
area. The checks had been mailed from the Minneapolis
check disbursing facility but were delayed "somewhere
in Virginia," according to postal officials. Because
of the delay, employees were unable to deposit the
checks before the Christmas holiday. [Newport News
Daily Press, 1-1-93]
* U. S. Department of Agriculture meat inspector Roger
W. "Pockets" Halvorson, 56, was indicted in Minneapolis
in January for stealing meat several times from a
company he was inspecting. According to prosecutors,
Halvorson, whose unique personal uniform has extra-
large inside pockets, was accused of loading up on
prime rib during inspections, intending to resell it.
[New Haven Register-AP, 1-8-93]
Compelling Explanations
* Eric F. Murillo, charged with shooting his fourth
wife to death in Fayetteville, N. C., in July, said it
was an accident. Murillo received probation for the
accidental shooting death of his first wife 21 years
ago. Wife number two supposedly committed suicide.
Wife number three divorced Murillo after he put a
loaded .357 Magnum in her mouth and threatened to kill
her. Murillo acknowledged that the circumstances "look
terrible" but said he was just unlucky. [Philadelphia
Inquirer-Boston Globe, 8-22-92]
* Vancouver, British Columbia, judge Jerome Paradis
found David Alexander Snow guilty of sexual assault in
September but not guilty of the attempted murder of his
victim, a 53-year-old woman who had survived the
Auschwitz concentration camp as a child. Wrote
Paradis, "I cannot conclude that the placing of the
wire around the neck of the victim and/or the placing
of the plastic over her head are sufficient to
establish a specific intent to kill." [North Bay
Nugget-CP, 9-15-92]
* In November, the Vermont Supreme Court ordered to
trial the handicap-discrimination lawsuit by employee
Mary Hodgdon against the Mount Mansfield resort. The
resort, which was trying to improve its image in 1987
to four-star status, fired Hodgdon because she refused
to wear her false teeth, which she said were painful.
Wrote the resort management, "Employees [are] expected
to have teeth and wear them daily to work." [Rutland
Daily Herald-AP, Nov92]
* Michele Rardin, 36, ticketed for driving 80 mph in
Hebron, Ind., in July, told patrolman Randy Komisarcik
that when the oil-warning light came on on her
dashboard, she felt she had to race home "before the
car blew up." [Chicago Tribune, Jul92]
* Delano Brugguier, 23, denied he was attempting to
break into Sid's Liquors in Sioux Falls, S. D., in June
when he was discovered stuck in the store's chimney.
Rather, he said, he had passed out on the roof and,
being a fitful sleeper, had merely rolled into the
chimney. [Sioux City Journal, Jun92]
* Richard Usher, Jr., was arrested in Decatur, Ga., in
June for bigamy when his wife (Evelyn Deloris) found
out, via an insurance payoff, that another Mrs. Richard
Usher, Jr., (Evelyn Nelms, whom he had married in 1985)
had just passed away. Wrote Detective C. E. Bolson in
his report, "The only explanation [Usher] could offer
was that he did not remember marrying [Evelyn Nelms]."
[Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jul92]
The Weirdo-American Community
* Wesley Nunley, 73, recently declared that the $10,000
concrete slab he built on his property near Dallas was
open for business as "U-F-O Landing Base 1." He said
it has been a dream of his "for decades" to have aliens
land on his property--even though the landing pad is
located in a quarry and is surrounded by mud much of
the year. Nunley's best friend told the Dallas Morning
News that Nunley was "a little off." [Austin American-
Statesman-AP, 12-20-92]
Least Competent Person
* Former Quik Trip convenience store employee Mark
Douglas, 32, was arrested for robbing the store in
December in Overland Park, Kan., after police
interviewed him and his girlfriend, whom he had failed
to brief as to what to say. The robber had worn a cap,
and when police asked Douglas whether he had such a
cap, he said no, but the girlfriend said, "Yes, you do.
It's in the closet." [Overland Park Sun, 12-30-92]
Inexplicable
* Part-time security guard Bob Huggins, 86, was
notified in November that his share of The Gaston
Gazette's pension plan is nearly $1 million. Huggins
began working at production jobs in 1926 and became a
guard in 1974. He had never earned more than $8,000 in
a year, and the company had no pension plan at all
until 1989. Huggins's award is so large because the
1989 plan was poorly designed and because Huggins
outlived all others in his employee category.
[Charleston Post & Courier-AP, 11-20-92]
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