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
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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.
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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
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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)
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Artists Group Meeting
Film and Television Group Meeting
Musicians Group Meeting
Theater Group Meeting
Writers Group Meeting
Roundtables
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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.
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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.
Zip/Postal Code _________________________________ Country __________________________________
City ______________________________________________ State/Province __________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________ Apt # _____________
Personal e-mail address _____________________________________________________________________
(day)
Phone # ( _______ ) _______________________ ( _______ ) ________________________ Age __________
Name ________________________________________________________ ECK ID # ___________________
Easy preregistration on the Internet!
www.ECKseminars.org, “Preregister”
Please preregister by March 27 (form must be received by this date). Call (952) 380-2222, and use
your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, weekdays, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., central time.
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.
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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.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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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:
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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
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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.
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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.)
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Spiritual Transformation at the Temple of ECK
Visitors share experiences
at the Temple of ECK:
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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
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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.
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