ECKANKAR presents: 2015 ECK Springtime Seminar Featuring Sri Harold Klemp, the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master T he teachings of ECK are to give us a deep spiritual healing that touches all aspects of our lives. —Sri Harold Klemp, The Spiritual Life Transformation in A Year of Spiritual Healing April 3–5, 2015 E Minneapolis, Minnesota A Spiritual Boost Sri Harold Klemp, the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master speaks to the world on Saturday evening. The Master has the essence of the Holy Spirit coursing through him at a certain level of vibration which makes it his level of consciousness. And because of it he can help people. He can lift them. Because a Master won’t try to push you up into the higher planes. He’ll lift you, but only if you want to come. And he won’t approach you unless he sees you’re ready. And sometimes he’ll give you a boost simply because you’re ready. —Sri Harold Klemp, “The Wonderful Ways of ECK,” 2005 ECK Worldwide Seminar E You are warmly invited to the 2015 ECK Springtime Seminar. Your spiritual boost at this seminar includes: Just Keep Trying: The Fantastic Spiritual Quest of Milarepa (workshop) Friday, 2:00–3:30 p.m. How great is your devotion to finding God? Explore how the Mahanta is always present as Soul takes steps for spiritual advancement. 2 Renewing Your Spiritual Mission (workshop for Second Initiates and above) The Living Shariyat— Experience Truth for Yourself (workshop) Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–noon Every experience in life teaches us something of God’s love for Soul—and Soul’s love for God. Renew your mission, and find your next steps to fulfill your destiny as a Co-worker with God. Saturday, 9:30–11:00 a.m. Seize the moment, seize the day—and embrace life with joy and wonder. The ECK teachings offer you a simple way to enjoy life to the fullest measure: the Spiritual Exercises of ECK. Do them daily, do them well. For they bring love. —Sri Harold Klemp, The Living Word, Book 2 Seminar attendees share their comments The seminar was magical! It felt like being on a cloud—a precious moment in time. —JB, California This is my first major ECK seminar. Being in the same room with the Mahanta and all the other ECKists is an absolute joy. —HB, Ireland I was brought by a friend. I learned how wonderful the HU is and how to begin my spiritual journey. ECKANKAR fits me and my previous experiences and feelings about God. Loved this! —AM YOUR SEMINAR INCLUDES: Saturday-evening talk by Sri Harold Klemp, the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master • Visits to the Temple of ECK • Workshops, roundtables, and main program • Art gallery and bookroom • HU Songs every morning You can only serve the ECK well if you treat your human temple kindly. It is a temple of ECK too. Be in rhythm with life, for that is to be in love with life. Only those who love life can serve it well. —Sri Harold Klemp, Wisdom of the Heart, Book 1 • ECK Dance; Dessert Social 3 Workshops for All Attendees • Breaking Free from the Bonds of Karma • Seed of Fortune: Applying the ECK-Vidya in Everyday Life • Creative Dreaming: Keys to Healing, Wisdom, and Love • Soul Travel: Direct Experience with the Light and Sound of God • Eye of the Tiger: Spiritual Survival for a Changing World • Spiritual Exercises to Recall and Resolve Past Lives • Mastering the Law of Attitudes • Spiritual Healing: The Path of Love and SelfResponsibility • Planning for Spiritual Success • Welcome to This Seminar! Workshops and Events for ECK Leaders and Members • Acres of Diamonds Meeting (special event for ECK members) • Lights of God: Spiritual Duties of the ECK Volunteer • New ECK Members: Explore the Secret Path to Heaven • Wisdom of the Heart: Reach for the Truth Within You • Graphic Design for ECK Vahanas • ECK Youth Representatives and Youth and Family Program Directors Meeting (by invitation) • The Arahata as Transformer: Bridging the Living Word and Daily Living For High Initiates • Roundtable Facilitator Meeting and Roundtable (for ESAs, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) • ECKshar Exploration of the Mahanta’s Eternal Presence • ECK Initiators Training (for ECK Initiators) For Second Initiates and above • ECK Spiritual Aides Meeting • Being Spiritually Fluid: Overcoming a Fixed State of Consciousness • ECK Worship Service Officiators Training (for ECK clerics) Special Interest Group Meetings (for all ECK Members) • • • • • ECK ECK ECK ECK ECK Artists Group Meeting Film and Television Group Meeting Musicians Group Meeting Theater Group Meeting Writers Group Meeting Roundtables 4 Topics include: What Is a Spiritual Healing? • Just Keep Going for God (for High Initiates) • Being Spiritually Balanced in Your Everyday Life (for young adults, ages 18–25) Preview Schedule Look for these new items in the bookroom! Doing Our Part 2014 ECK Worldwide Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota (CD, DVD) By Sri Harold Klemp Hear wisdom and stories of divine love from the latest seminar talk by the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master. The Master’s Talks in The Year of Light and Sound— 2013–14 By Sri Harold Klemp This booklet offers the Master’s recent talks from the 2013 ECK Worldwide Seminar and 2014 ECK Springtime Seminar. Spiritual Wisdom on Life after Death By Sri Harold Klemp Gain insights for deeper understanding of life after death and coping with loss of loved ones. Seminar events are at the Hilton Minneapolis. See printed program (available at seminar) for more details. There will be simultaneous translations into French, German, Italian, and Spanish. For the hard of hearing, there will be an assistivelistening system in the main hall. Thursday, April 2 10:00 a.m. Temple of ECK opens 2:30–6:30 p.m. Registration open 6:30 p.m. HU Song and Volunteer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Roundtable Facilitator Meeting and Roundtable (for ESAs) Welcome to This Seminar! Friday, April 3, Seminar Begins 8:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Registration open 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Workshops and events noon Temple of ECK opens 7:00–9:00 p.m. HU Song; main program 9:30 p.m. ECK Dance Saturday, April 4 8:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Registration open 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Workshops and events noon Temple of ECK opens 7:00 p.m. Main program begins; talk by Sri Harold Klemp 9:30 p.m. Dessert Social Sunday, April 5 8:30 a.m.–noon Registration open 9:00–11:00 a.m. HU Song; main program noon Temple of ECK opens Youth, Young Adult, and Family Program Families, enjoy your spiritual journey in ECK together! • Lively workshops for the entire family Friday and Saturday • Programs for children, teens, and young adults. • The ECK Family: Our Hearthstone in A Year of Spiritual Healing. Enjoy Sri Harold’s talk (via live video) with your family. • Family Room—Warm and friendly environment for parents with their children under five. Art Gallery Enjoy paintings, photography, sculpture, and crafts created by ECKists on the theme Imagination and Soul. Members are invited to submit their art by February 12, 2015. Call ECKANKAR at (952) 380-2222 for an entry form. 5 Preregister by March 27 (evening) (if under 23) ___________ ____________ ___________ Exp. date ______________________ At the door You are warmly invited to attend seminar events Fri., Sat., and Sun. Be our guest on Saturday with no donation requested. To register, mail or fax this form, or call (952) 3802222, visit www.ECKseminars.org, or stop by the ECKANKAR Guest Welcome Center (Marquette V, Second Floor, Hilton Minneapolis) for on-site registration. ECKANKAR Guests: New to ECKANKAR? All amounts must be in US funds, and all checks payable to ECKANKAR through a US or Canadian bank. Seminar donations are not returnable. For all sessions Guest (adult nonmember) Saturday complimentary $20 $30 All other sessions Individual member $175 $195 Each additional adult in family $90 $110 College student (18–22 years) $40 $50 Youth (13–17 years) $35 $45 Youth (5–12 years) $25 $30 Seminar registration donation enclosed $ _________ Temple busing donation ($5–10 per adult suggested) $ _________ Grand Total $ _________ Preregistration Requested Seminar Donation Signature of cardholder _____________________________________________________________________ Card # ____________ We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. (if under 23) Name _________________________________________ ID # ________________________ Age __________ (if under 23) Name _________________________________________ ID # ________________________ Age __________ (if under 23) Name _________________________________________ ID # ________________________ Age __________ Additional family members in the same household to preregister. Check if new address. 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Or fax this form to (952) 380-2196, twenty-four hours a day, or mail it with your seminar donation to ECKANKAR, Att: ESS Registration, PO Box 2000, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2000 USA. 6 ___________ ____________ ___________ last (family) Hotel cancellation policies: 1. If you cancel your reservation after March 11, you lose your entire deposit. 2. Fail to show up after making a reservation (“no-show”), you will be charged first night’s room and tax. 3. Early departures are subject to hotel penalty fees. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Names of additional room occupants: (Send only one form for all those sharing a room. If you are requesting more than one room, send a separate form for each room.) E-mail ________________________________________ Phone # (Day) _____________________________________ Fax # _________________________________ Zip/Postal Code _________________________________ Country _________________________________ City _______________________________________________ State/Province ________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ Apt # ____________ first (given) Name ____________________________________________________________________________________ Please send acknowledgment to the following: (If you do not receive your acknowledgment by March 7, please contact the Minneapolis Housing Bureau by phone, fax, or mail.) Or check or money order enclosed $ ________________________ Expiration date _______________ Signature of cardholder _______________________________________ Credit card _________________ Card # _____________ Deposit required. You must guarantee your room with a $122.47 deposit by credit card, check, or money order. Make your check or money order payable to Meet Minneapolis, and mail it with this form. Your credit card will only be charged if your reservation is canceled within the penalty period. See hotel cancellation policies at the bottom of this page. Please note: Hilton Minneapolis is nonsmoking. Room requested: King __________ Double/Double __________ Number of guests in room _________ Arrival date _________________________________ Departure date _____________________________ Fill in this information completely (please print clearly): Special ECKANKAR Hotel Rate: Hilton Minneapolis (headquarters hotel) Single/Double/Triple/Quad $108 + taxes Minneapolis Housing Bureau c/o Meet Minneapolis, 250 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA Fax (612) 767-8201 Do not send this form Or call: (888) 947-2233 (toll-free in USA and Canada) to ECKANKAR. (612) 767-8200 (international callers) Call Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., central time. Please have credit card and arrival and departure dates ready. Make your housing reservations online at www.ECKseminars.org. Housing Form Due March 6 Mail or fax this portion to: ✃ Minneapolis Housing and Travel Information Hotel Cutoff Date: March 6 Seminar Location Reserve your room by this date to receive special ECKANKAR room rates on a spaceavailable basis. Why stay at the seminar hotel? First, the special room rates and convenient location. Also, by staying at the seminar hotel you help us fulfill our hotel contract. If ECKANKAR does not fill enough hotel rooms, we incur costly hotel penalties. We appreciate your support! Contact the Minneapolis Housing Bureau to reserve your room. If you contact the hotel directly, you may be told they are sold out, since rooms are already blocked for the ECK Springtime Seminar. Reminder: If you cancel your reservation after March 11, or fail to show up, you will lose your entire first night’s room fee plus tax. Use Housing Form on page 6 (or reserve online) for special hotel rates! Hilton Minneapolis (headquarters hotel) Single/Double/Triple/Quad $108 Rates do not include 13.40% state and city room tax. Taxes are subject to change. As a Hilton guest you will receive a 10 percent discount in all participating Hilton food and beverage outlets during your stay and 25 percent off the Easter Day Buffet. The official ECKANKAR name tag must be shown to receive discounts. The 2015 ECK Springtime Seminar takes place at the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Official Travel Agency for Lowest Fares Travel One offers convenient, affordable travel! Travel One searches all airline and Internet sites for the lowest airfare—and can arrange car rentals too—all for $15 per reservation. Contact Travel One for more information: Phone: (800) 836-5296 (toll-free) or (952) 8147201 (7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., central time) E-mail: [email protected] Transportation Airport to downtown: Taxis, approximately $39.00–$43.00 one E way; SuperShuttle, $18.00 one way; Light Rail Transit one way to on map), Nicollet Mall Station (see $1.75 non-rush hour, $2.25 rush hour. For schedules and rates, call (612) 373-3333 or visit www.metrotransit.org. Additional information is available at the airport’s Traveler Assistance booths and ECKANKAR Hospitality at the seminar. Meeting Support Volunteers 6th Minneapolis Convention Center St. . .S Av e 5th S. .S . . S. . Av e th S. Pa rk 12 St. S. 15th St. W. 16th St. E. 65 94 14th St. E. 15th St. E. Park Ave. 1st Ave. S. Place Spruce 14th St. W. Nicollet Ave. S. . .S th St. S. Po rtl t. S St 3rd . .S . dA ve hS th 11 St. S. S. ll Ma Ma 13t rqu l Ya Grant St. St. 10 .S Ni ce ett eA ve ce Pla Hilton lle t ce La S. Sa lle St. ru Sp H co th S. 13 9th Pla St. 4th ce on arm la eP Willow 8th 4th Ave. S. . n Loring Park St. tM lle e Av co p ne Ni in He 7th .S . H 2n 394 5th . Av e h wt Ha e Av an dA ve in ep n en Portland Ave. S. . .S . e Av Av e e orn 3rd Ave. S. Linden Ave. all 11th St. 12th St. T 16th St. E. 35W 94 To Temple of ECK at the ECKANKAR Spiritual Campus 7450 Powers Boulevard Chanhassen, Minnesota 35W Would you like to serve as a seminar volunteer and help with audiovisual equipment at workshops and events? To inquire, please come by Meeting Support (Rochester Room, Third Floor, Hilton.) 7 Spiritual Transformation at the Temple of ECK Visitors share experiences at the Temple of ECK: TO A GIFT THE WORLD The Temple of ECK . . . will bring a spiritual healing to many. —Sri Harold Klemp, The Temple of ECK An oasis of healing love. —Seminar attendee Spiritual transformation in the Light and Sound await you at the Temple of ECK. Experience the blessings of God’s love as you walk the trails, sing HU in the sanctuary, or contemplate in the chapel. Tours of the Temple will be available every day. Also, listen to music, have a cup of tea, and view beautiful art in the fellowship hall. HU Song—at 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., and 3:45 p.m. in the sanctuary. Friday and Saturday: Enjoy the Temple and trails from noon to 4:00 p.m. Sunday: After the seminar, celebrate divine love at the Temple of ECK, noon–7:00 p.m. ECKANKAR buses to the airport ($15) will leave from the Temple every hour from 1:00–6:00 p.m. (Allow fifteen minutes from the transit center to the airport terminal.) For more information at the seminar, stop by Temple of ECK Information, Hilton Minneapolis, Main Lobby, First Floor, near Hotel Guest Registration. TEMPLE SCHEDULE I feel I am at the very center of all blessings of Light and Sound. —MM, Pennsylvania For your convenience, busing from the Hilton Minneapolis is provided for all seminar registrants, Thursday–Sunday. Thursday Special Events: Come before the seminar starts for a pilgrimage-and-preparation day at the Temple. There will be video presentations of talks by Sri Harold Klemp followed by a TEMPLE Since the first time I came, my life was completely transformed. —CG, Italy 8 OF Sunday (3/29) Monday/Tuesday/ Wednesday (3/30–4/1) Thursday (4/2) Friday/Saturday (4/3–4/4) Sunday (4/5) Monday (4/6) Tuesday (4/7) ECK HOURS noon–4:30 p.m. noon–9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. noon–4:00 p.m. noon–7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. noon–2:00 p.m. Artwork by Raoof Haghighi, Jason Levinson (page 2). Photos by Robert Huntley, Bree Renz, Steve Runfeldt, Kristy Walker (page 1); Fernando Chavez, Kristy Walker (page 2); Bree Renz, Steve Runfeldt, Kristy Walker (page 3); Vivian Leaver-Hauschulz (page 4); Bree Renz, Steve Runfeldt (page 5); Stan Burgess (page 7); Bree Renz, Steve Runfeldt, Sharmaine Wittsack (page 8). Copyright © 2015 ECKANKAR. All rights reserved. The terms ECKANKAR, ECK, EK, MAHANTA, SOUL TRAVEL, and VAIRAGI, among others, are trademarks of ECKANKAR. Printed in USA. 140722
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