Eck may refer to:
* , 2002 movie starring Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas
* Behold, Eck!, episode of the original The Outer Limits television show
* Deutsches Eck, German Corner where the Mosel meets the Rhein, in Koblenz
* Eck en Wiel, town in the Dutch province of Gelderland
* ECK master, or the Order of Vairagi Adepts, are spiritual figures who assume
spiritual leadership of the ECKANKAR religion
* Eck Stadium, sometimes referred to as Shocker Stadium, home of the Wichita
State Shockers baseball team
* Eckankar, short name for Religion of the Light and Sound of God
* Ecks vs. Sever, one of the earliest first-person shooters for the Game Boy
Advance
* Frank Eck Stadium, baseball stadium in South Bend, Indiana
* HMS Loch Eck (K422), Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II
* Loch Eck, Scotland
* Team ECK, later known as Team RECK, was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
heel stable
* Van Eck phreaking, process of eavesdropping on the contents of a CRT or LCD
display by detecting its electromagnetic emissions
* Van Eck Professorship of Engineering, at the University of Cambridge
* Van Eck radiation, another name for Compromising Emanations (CE), defined as
unintentionial intelligence-bearing signals
People
Eck may also refer to the following people:
* Alexander McLeish (born 1959), Scottish footballer nicknamed "Big Eck"
* Alexander "Eck" Robertson (1886-1975) was an American fiddle player
* Diana L. Eck (born 1946), Professor at Harvard University
* Eck, nickname for Dennis Eckersley
* Ecks, hip hop artist formerly known as Professor Ecks
* Hans van Eck (born 1958), composer of piano, chamber music, electronic music
and classical music
* Heinz-Wilhelm Eck German World War II Uboat commander
* Johann Eck (1486–1543), 16th century theologian and defender of Catholicism
* Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (1911–1991), American freak show performer
* Jacob Eck right hand man to Hitler during his reign
Sometimes referred to as Shocker Stadium, and officially called Eck Stadium,
home of Tyler Field; Eck Stadium is the home of the Wichita State Shockers
baseball team, and has been since its completion in 1984.
The stadium, which has gone through numerous upgrades since its original
completion, currently seats 7,851. This number does not include the Coleman
Outfield Hill, made during the original construction because of lack of funding
to haul the dirt away, which can seat hundreds more.
Frank Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. It hosts the
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish college baseball team. The stadium holds
2,500 people and was built in 1994.
Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God, is a teaching founded by Paul
Twitchell in 1965. It exists in multiple countries throughout the world, and is
run largely on a volunteer basis through "ECK Centers." The Eckankar
headquarters are in Chanhassen, Minnesota (southwest of Minneapolis), and are
home to the Temple of ECK, an outdoor Chapel, an administrative building, and
the ECK "Spiritual Campus." Sri Harold Klemp has been the spiritual leader of
Eckankar since October 1981.
Officially, the word Eckankar translates roughly to "Co-Worker with God". but is
akin to the Sikh term, Ek Onkar. Eckankar has used several descriptors after its
name: "The Ancient Science of Soul Travel," "A Way of Life" and "The Religion of
the Light and Sound of God."
Teachings
Eckankar emphasizes personal spiritual experiences as the most natural way back
to God. These are attained via "Soul Travel" or shifting the awareness from the
body to the Inner Planes of existence. One of the basic tenets of the teaching
is that Soul (awareness or consciousness) can leave the body in full
consciousness and travel freely in other planes of reality.
Eckankar teaches that "spiritual liberation" in one's lifetime is available to
all. The membership card for Eckankar states: "The aim and purpose of Eckankar
has always been to take Soul by its own path back to Its divine source."
The teaching states that Eckists (students of Eckankar; also called Chelas) must
prove the veracity of the path for themselves. Eckists believe it is possible to
achieve self-realization (the realization of oneself as soul) and
God-realization (the realization of oneself as a spark of God) in one's
lifetime. The emphasis has shifted in current times away from out of body
experiences to Expansion of Awareness through experiencing God's Love in
everyday matters. The final spiritual goal of all ECKists is to become conscious
co-workers with God.
Certain Mantras are used to facilitate spiritual growth. One important spiritual
exercise of Eckankar is the singing or chanting of HU. The HU has been used in
the Sufi traditions and other paths, and is seen to be a "love song to God". It
is pronounced like the name "Hugh" and is sung for about 20 minutes. ECKists
sing it alone or in groups for spiritual upliftment. HU Sample
The use of Sacred Words (or Mantras) is to experience Soul Travel. This practice
is claimed to allow the student to step back from the overwhelming input of the
physical senses and emotions and regain Soul's spiritual viewpoint.
Dreams are regarded as an important teaching tool. Members often keep a dream
journal to facilitate study. According to followers of Eckankar, Dream Travel
often serves as the gateway to soul travel or the shifting of one's
consciousness to an ever-higher states of Being.
Origins
Paul Twitchell founded Eckankar circa 1965, although its teachings claim that
Eckankar's teachings date back to the beginning of human life. Eckankar
Headquarters were based in Las Vegas, Nevada and then Menlo Park, California for
about a decade each until the present Living Eck Master, Sri Harold Klemp, moved
the basis of operation to Minnesota. The teachings have a strong affinity to
Radhasoami, but with differences such as using different terminology and
allowing the eating of meat. Many of the books by Paul Twitchell have extensive
amounts of text that appears to have been lifted from Radhasoami sources. By
contrast, Paul Twitchel's book, Letters to Gail reflects a wide range of
influences such as Scientology, occultism and New Thought, although this side of
his writings is not emphasized.
Current status
Eckankar claims an active membership base in over one hundred countries
throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and
Africa. 26,000 American Eckists were estimated in 2001 (data from interviews
with 50,000 Americans) and 36,700 in 2004. Estimates from varying authors varies
from 50,000 to 500,000 . Eckankar does not publish their own membership figures.
Seminars are held worldwide throughout the year, with attendance ranging up to
10,000 participants.
Eckankar's 50,000 square foot main "Temple of ECK" was dedicated in Chanhassen,
Minnesota on October 22, 1990. As of mid-2007, the largest capacity Eckankar
Temple was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, Africa, with a total
capacity of 10,000.
Eckankar has produced dozens of books, videos, CDs, and tapes on a variety of
spiritual topics. Membership is based on a suggested donation: members receive
discourses, and they are invited to study at home or in the company of other
members in Eckankar Satsang classes. Eckankar does not attempt to convert
individuals to their religion. They do, however, advertise their presence and
distribute literature to interested persons.
There is no practice of a uniform dress code, but Eckists strive neither to
smoke nor drink, and these teachings appear to have attracted individuals from
all levels of society.
Recently, there has been an increase of membership in Africa, and a large temple
houses some 10,000 members at their annual gathering. Eckankar centers are
located in almost every capital city in the world, and are staffed by volunteer
workers.
The Eckankar "EK" symbol appears on the list of Available Emblems of Belief for
Placement on Government Headstones and Markers by the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs.
Ceremonies and Rites
There are few personal requirements to be an ECKist, however certain spiritual
practices Chief among these is daily practice of the Spiritual Exercises of ECK
for 15-20 minutes a day. The most basic ECK Spiritual Exercise is singing the
word HU. (pronounced like "hue") There are no dietary requirements, sexual
taboos, or enforced ascetic practices. Eckankar does not require potential
members to leave their current faith to join.
There are a number of rituals an ECKist can experience as part of the teaching:
ECK Consecration Ceremony: Celebrating the entrance of the young and infant into
Eckankar, and new life in the Light and Sound of God.
ECK Rite of Passage: Celebrating the passage from youth into adulthood, usually
around thirteen.
ECK Wedding Ceremony: Celebrating the marriage bond as two Eckists commit their
lives to one another before God.
ECK Memorial Service: Honors the journey of Soul and welcomes It into the worlds
beyond the physical.
Eckists celebrate a spiritual new year on October 22nd, as well as "Founder's
Day" on September 17th.
ECK masters
ECK master
ECKists believe contact with Divine Spirit, which they call the ECK , can be
made via the Spiritual Exercises of ECK and the guidance of the living ECK
master. It is held that the ECK masters are Universalists who are here to serve
all life irrespective of religious belief.
In the teachings of Eckankar the following Masters are among the better known:
Kata Daki: An ECK Master in the Ancient Order of Vairagi Adepts. She helps
people get back on their feet during hardship.
Gopal Das: The Mahanta, the Living ECK Master in Egypt, 3000 B.C., who founded
the mystery cults of Osiris and Isis; the guardian of the fourth section of the
Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad on the Astral Plane; he teaches at the Temple of Golden
Wisdom there. Gopal Das is said to be youthful but mature in appearance,
fair-skinned, clean-shaven and with longish light-colored hair.
Rebazar Tarzs: The officially-designated "torchbearer" (for continuity) of
Eckankar in the lower worlds; the spiritual teacher of many ECK Masters
including Peddar Zaskq, or Paul Twitchell, to whom he handed the Rod of ECK
Power in 1965. Said to be over five hundred years old, Rebazar Tarzs was Tibetan
by birth and lives in a hut in the Hindu Kush mountains. He is said to be about
5 feet 10 inches tall, with an athletic physique, dark skin, closely-cropped
black hair and beard and piercing black eyes. See the section on Accusations of
Plagiarism concerning where words ascribed to Rebazar Tarzs first appeared in
print.
Rami Nuri: The ECK Master who is the guardian of the holy book, the
Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, on the Pinda Lok, the physical world, at the House of
Moksha, Temple of Golden Wisdom in the spiritual city of Retz on the planet
Venus. The letter M appears on his forehead. He also once served as the Mahanta,
the Living ECK Master.
Splinter groups
Some splinter groups, such as ATOM, and John Roger's MSIA, have separated from
the main body of the Eckankar. MSIA became known during the 1970s by
distributing free "Smiley" stickers and cards with happy messages to people on
the street. Roger's teaching is certainly similar, and while he acknowledges he
was a student of Paul Twitchell, he denies any further connection.
More recently, former Eckist Ford Johnson broke away from Eckankar and formed a
spiritual organization based on the central idea that one does not need a master
or spiritual guru to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Other splinter groups
created by former Eckists, like Michael Owens' "The Way of Truth" and Gary
Olsen's "MasterPath," actively recruit members to their own version of
Eckankar..
The current leader of Eckankar has stated that members should feel free to leave
Eckankar unbounded by guilt or fear. But critics contend that while Eckankar
promotes itself as a path to ending karma and reincarnation, Eckankar writings
also speak of karma and reincarnation returning to members who leave Eckankar.
Accusations of plagiarism
After Twitchell's death in 1971, David C. Lane, then a member of the Sant Mat
derivative RadhaSoami Satsang Beas, charged that Eckankar itself was a
derivative of Sant Mat, and that almost all of Twitchell books used passages of
other groups' books without crediting their authors. Of these, Twitchell's "The
Far Country" was said to be the greatest example of Twitchell's plagiarism of
Julian Johnson's "Path of the Masters." Anyone who has become familiar with such
ECK classics such as "Dialogues with the Master" and "The Far Country" (those
starring Rebazar Tarzs) will be able to read the works of Julian Johnson ("The
Path of the Masters", a book on Radhasoami teachings) and see where the
plagiarism occurs and where the differences in teachings are reflected in
textual changes. For example, ECKANKAR teachings differ from Radhasoami in the
matter of vegetarianism (Note: The Far Country is no longer published by
Eckankar.)
Discussions about plagiarism including the views for and against have been
outlined by long standing member, Doug Marman. in his new book "The Whole
Truth". It is commonly accepted among New Age spiritual adherents that
spiritually evolved authors, perhaps by sharing inner sources, do sometimes
produce similar writings. Eckankar notes "Paul had taken it [the ECKANKAR
teachings] and built upon it from many different areas, and he then moved it
more than a step further." (The Writing of Paul Twitchell )
Criticism
Eckankar has been labeled a cult by some critics , both former members and
independent writers. In the introductory level Eckankar states that spiritual
truth is not the possession of a single person or group, and that the many paths
all lead to the same goal. However, Eckankar states it is the most direct path
to the highest heaven. The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Eckankar's "Bible" unambiguously
states that Eckankar is the only direct path to God.
Some ex-members and critics have formed various boards and forums , , , , , and
the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.eckankar. Some of these communities have been
criticizing Eckankar and its leaders for a decade or more.
Some of the people who have left Eckankar have unintentionally reformed a new
faith through their religious participation in the anti-eckankar movement. One
would be the after-eckankar position of Ford Johnson who published Confessions
of a God Seeker
Some critics cite the David C. Lane et al. references to point at plagiarism as
one reason to exit the faith. Some of the most outspoken ex-eckists take the
position that it is unethical or "wrong" not to wake up the current adherents of
eckankar to the lies and plagiarism they (the current members) are subjected to.
Alternate views
Johnson, Ford: "Confessions of a God Seeker: A Journey to Higher Consciousness"
Lane, David C: "The Making of a Spiritual Movement: The Untold Story of Paul
Twitchell and Eckankar"
Marman, Doug: "The Whole Truth" A dialog evolved from Plagiarism claims and
discussions on alt.religion.eckankar newsgroup.
Eck en Wiel () is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of
the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km southwest of Veenendaal.
In 2001, the town of Eck en Wiel had 820 inhabitants. The built-up area of the
town was 0.18 km2, and contained 324 residences. The statistical area "Eck en
Wiel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as
the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1720.
Deutsches Eck (German Corner) is the name of a headland in Koblenz where the
river Moselle joins the Rhine. In 1897, nine years after the death of the German
Emperor Wilhelm I, who was celebrated as the man who fought for the German union
in several wars, the former emperor was honoured with a giant equestrian statue
at the named headland. Under his reign the German Empire included great parts of
eastern Europe, including areas which are today parts of Poland, the Czech
Republic, a small area of France and the Baltic States. German was spoken in all
of these areas. The importance of this union was also underlined by an
inscription quoting a German poem: “Nimmer wird das Reich zerst?ret, wenn ihr
einig seit und treu”. (Never will the Empire be destroyed, so long as you are
united and true.) The Empire never before and never afterwards stretched over an
area of this size. Another inscription could be found at the statue dedicating
it to “Wilhelm dem Gro?en” (Wilhelm the Great) demonstrating once more the
respect for the deeds of Wilhelm I.
In 1945 the statue was badly damaged by an American grenade. Soon afterwards it
was completely taken down. The French military government planned to replace the
old memorial with a monument for peace and understanding among nations, but this
concept was never realized. After the formation of the Federal Republic of
Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland / BRD) and the German Democratic Republic
(Deutsche Demokratische Republic / DDR) in 1949, the country was divided into a
capitalist west and a communist east. In order to express the deep wish for a
united Germany, the Bundespr?sident (Federal President) Theodor Heuss, who was
the head of the BRD, turned the German Corner into a monument to the German
Union. As a result, the emblems of all German “L?nder” (federal states),
including those of the former “lost” Eastern areas such as Silesia, East Prussia
and Alsace-Lorraine, were installed. Replacing the destroyed equestrian statue,
a great German flag waved over the place. The desire for a reunion not only with
the federal states that formed the DDR but also with the areas which now
belonged to the Soviet Union and France was particularly emphasised. In the
1980s a feature on the monument was often shown on television when the National
Anthem marked the end of the day, a practise which stopped when non-stop
broadcasting became common. This habit points out the general view of German
identity.
After the Berlin Wall came down in October 1989, three concrete parts of it were
installed next to the monument. As the German Union was not yet realised, these
three parts symbolized the possibilities of a change in the current separation
of the states. At the very day the German Union was approved on October 3rd,
1990, the emblems of the “new” federal states were added, even as the areas
which were now under Polish administration were finally ceded to Poland. This
development clearly points out the German view of what is supposed to be
considered as “Germany”. The former wish for a German Empire including all the
parts which Wilhelm I had conquered finally and completely changed into the
acceptance of a smaller but nevertheless united Germany.
The monument lost its function as a reminder after the German Union in 1990. Yet
a discussion arose regarding a reshaping of the place. Critics considered the
reinstallation of the equestrian statue of Wilhelm I as out of time and
improper, whereas promoters saw the chance for tourist benefits. The debate came
to an end when a couple from Koblenz announced that they would bear all costs
for a reconstruction of the statue. On September 25th, 1993, the new statue was
inaugurated.
Today the only reminders of the monument to the German Union are the three parts
of the Berlin Wall which can still be found at the place. Those are now
dedicated to the “victims of the separation”. The self-portrayal of Germany can
be reconstructed by looking at the history of the German Corner. The memorial
which started as a monument to unity and was later shaped into one to reunion is
today a monument to confederation of the two German states.
Loch Eck is a loch located north of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute. It is 7 miles long.
Walks near Loch Eck
There are lots of nice walks along Loch Eck. Puck's Glen is probably the most
popular one.
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