Read Online Inner Guidance by Anne Archer Butcher - Free Book Online
Authors: Anne Archer Butcher
Ads: Link
supposed to be. I was meant to marry Jon, yes. But my inner guidance was telling me it would not be as easy as I had dreamed.
My discovery of the teachings of Eckankar was just beginning, and I had much to learn about myself as Soul.
And my very trustworthy inner guidance was hinting at this uneasy truth: I was about to face some important challenges along the way.
B loomington was a lively college town. I loved shopping, every now and then, in the quaint stores all around the campus area, and I quickly found my favorite ones. I was especially attracted to Lila’s Imports, a small shop with wonderful clothes.
One day, at the height of a downpour, I suddenly felt an urgent desire to go to the import shop. I was not normally so inclined to shop; sudden urges of this sort just never happened. I decided to heed the inner guidance although I did not even have transportation that day. I was at home, Jon had the car, and it was too far Inner Guidance_CH 06-10.p65
52
7/3/2013, 7:58 AM
Resolving Karmic Connections from the Past:
Inner Guidance Opens an Ancient Door
53
to walk in the pouring rain.
Undaunted, I called a cab, and out I went, motivated by my compelling desire to go to this particular shop.
The taxi delivered me to town in the middle of the storm. Rainwater rushed down the street and flooded the gutters. With a big umbrella over my head, I dashed through the downpour, across the road, and along the crowded campus sidewalks into the little building that housed Lila’s Imports.
What a crazy day to go shopping , I thought. There must surely be something really special waiting for me!
As I rushed through the door and shook my wet umbrella, I was shocked to find that Lila’s Imports had been completely redecorated. The walls were now painted a light shade of blue, and all the clothes racks had been replaced with shelves. The shop was now completely filled with books.
Was this the same place I had visited only a few weeks ago? I wanted to go back out and look at the entrance. The location seemed right, but the store was totally transformed, and I wondered why I had been in such a hurry to get there.
Several people were quietly browsing around. A young man was sitting behind a desk. I approached him and laughingly asked, “What happened to the import shop? Did Lila’s move? And what is this place now?”
He didn’t know anything about Lila’s Imports.
Apparently, they had relocated. Then he added, nonchalantly, “This is an Eckankar center.”
Practically jumping over his desk, I leaned in closely to eliminate any unnecessary distance between us. I asked cautiously and slowly, “Did you say Eckankar ?”
“Yes.” He explained that this was a center filled with books about Eckankar, books mostly written by its modern-day founder, Paul Twitchell.
Inner Guidance_CH 06-10.p65
53
7/3/2013, 7:58 AM
54
Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright
Eckankar had transformed my classroom teaching and opened a whole world of inner discovery, but I didn’t know it could go any further. What a discovery! There was actually a spiritual gold mine of information about Eckankar, the teaching that had been dancing around the periphery of my busy existence. I began asking the young man questions on top of questions.
“I’m a new ECKist,” he said. “Just a college student.
I don’t know a lot.”
“What is an ECKist ?” I demanded.
As he spoke, I held my breath. A major reality shift was taking place, without a single sign of fanfare. The volunteer college student told me more than I expected.
“An ECKist is a student of the teachings of
Eckankar,” he said. “ ECK means Divine Spirit. ECKists are considered members of Eckankar, and they can study monthly discourses in classes called Satsang. I highly recommend it,” he added. “But if you really want to know more, there is an ECK regional seminar tomorrow at the Holiday Inn. They’ll be able to answer all of your questions there.”
Now I understood
My discovery of the teachings of Eckankar was just beginning, and I had much to learn about myself as Soul.
And my very trustworthy inner guidance was hinting at this uneasy truth: I was about to face some important challenges along the way.
B loomington was a lively college town. I loved shopping, every now and then, in the quaint stores all around the campus area, and I quickly found my favorite ones. I was especially attracted to Lila’s Imports, a small shop with wonderful clothes.
One day, at the height of a downpour, I suddenly felt an urgent desire to go to the import shop. I was not normally so inclined to shop; sudden urges of this sort just never happened. I decided to heed the inner guidance although I did not even have transportation that day. I was at home, Jon had the car, and it was too far Inner Guidance_CH 06-10.p65
52
7/3/2013, 7:58 AM
Resolving Karmic Connections from the Past:
Inner Guidance Opens an Ancient Door
53
to walk in the pouring rain.
Undaunted, I called a cab, and out I went, motivated by my compelling desire to go to this particular shop.
The taxi delivered me to town in the middle of the storm. Rainwater rushed down the street and flooded the gutters. With a big umbrella over my head, I dashed through the downpour, across the road, and along the crowded campus sidewalks into the little building that housed Lila’s Imports.
What a crazy day to go shopping , I thought. There must surely be something really special waiting for me!
As I rushed through the door and shook my wet umbrella, I was shocked to find that Lila’s Imports had been completely redecorated. The walls were now painted a light shade of blue, and all the clothes racks had been replaced with shelves. The shop was now completely filled with books.
Was this the same place I had visited only a few weeks ago? I wanted to go back out and look at the entrance. The location seemed right, but the store was totally transformed, and I wondered why I had been in such a hurry to get there.
Several people were quietly browsing around. A young man was sitting behind a desk. I approached him and laughingly asked, “What happened to the import shop? Did Lila’s move? And what is this place now?”
He didn’t know anything about Lila’s Imports.
Apparently, they had relocated. Then he added, nonchalantly, “This is an Eckankar center.”
Practically jumping over his desk, I leaned in closely to eliminate any unnecessary distance between us. I asked cautiously and slowly, “Did you say Eckankar ?”
“Yes.” He explained that this was a center filled with books about Eckankar, books mostly written by its modern-day founder, Paul Twitchell.
Inner Guidance_CH 06-10.p65
53
7/3/2013, 7:58 AM
54
Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright
Eckankar had transformed my classroom teaching and opened a whole world of inner discovery, but I didn’t know it could go any further. What a discovery! There was actually a spiritual gold mine of information about Eckankar, the teaching that had been dancing around the periphery of my busy existence. I began asking the young man questions on top of questions.
“I’m a new ECKist,” he said. “Just a college student.
I don’t know a lot.”
“What is an ECKist ?” I demanded.
As he spoke, I held my breath. A major reality shift was taking place, without a single sign of fanfare. The volunteer college student told me more than I expected.
“An ECKist is a student of the teachings of
Eckankar,” he said. “ ECK means Divine Spirit. ECKists are considered members of Eckankar, and they can study monthly discourses in classes called Satsang. I highly recommend it,” he added. “But if you really want to know more, there is an ECK regional seminar tomorrow at the Holiday Inn. They’ll be able to answer all of your questions there.”
Now I understood
Similar Books
