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MSIA has been criticized by a variety of people over the years, but David C. Lane and Peter McWilliams provide the most substantive body of criticism, both of which focus on the role of founder John-Roger. The gist of Lane’s criticism of Hinkins is that he uses spiritual teachings taken from Paul Twitchell’s Eckankar, who [...]

Esoteric Cosmology

Early Muslim philosophy – Earth religion – Easter – Eastern Christianity – Eastern Orthodox Church organization – Eastern Orthodoxy – Eastern Rite Catholic Churches – Ecclesia – Ecclesial communities contrasted – Ecclesiology – Eckankar – Economics of religion – Economy – Ecumenical – Ecumenical council – Ecumenism – Mary Baker Eddy – Jonathan Edwards – [...]

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According to the 2006 census, the city proper of London had a population of 352,395 people, 48.2% male and 51.8% female. Children under five accounted for approximately 5.2% of the resident population of London. 13.7% of the resident population in London were of retirement age (65 and over), which is also the percentage for Canada [...]

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During the decade of his leadership of Eckankar, Gross expanded the physical organization and membership of Eckankar substantially. His leadership was considered important for the followers of Eckankar during the time. Current students of Darwin Gross, who still study his discourses and books, consider Gross to be a very ancient master. Gross, like his teacher [...]

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Harold Klemp’s autobiographical writings include the following: * ”Autobiography of a Modern Prophet”, ISBN 1-57043-163-9 * ”The Wind of Change” ISBN 0-88155-055-8 * ”Child in the Wilderness” ISBN 0-88155-080-9 Other books by Harold Klemp, which often consist of edited transcripts of his seminar talks, include the following: * ”Truth Has No Secrets”, (2005) Eckankar, ISBN [...]

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Note(s): * Catholic includes Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Polish National Catholic Church, and Old Catholic * Other Religions also includes Bahá’í Faith, Eckankar, Jainism, Shinto, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Aboriginal belief systems, Neo-Paganism, Wicca, Unity – New Thought – Pantheist, Scientology, Rastafari movement, New Age, Gnostic, Satanism, et cetera * No Religion includes Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism, et [...]

Sufi Whirling

* Sacrifice: (from a Middle English verb meaning ‘to make sacred’, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) Commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used [...]

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Morrisseau was a self-taught artist. He developed his own techniques and artistic vocabulary which captured ancient legends and images that came to him in visions or dreams. He was originally criticized by the native community because his images disclosed traditional spiritual knowledge. Initially he painted on any material that he could find, especially birchbark, and [...]

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Medieval Sufi poets such as Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, as well as Sindhi poets, are considered to have many similarities with the poet-sants of Sant Mat. The Radhasoami movement in North India regards itself as the main repository of the tradition of the Sants and their teachings, as well as their approach to religious endeavors, [...]

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In the 1980s and early 1990s, several former members of MSIA accused Hinkins of various crimes and abuses, including high-tech charlatanism, the sexual coercion of young male staffers, brainwashing and intimidation, and plagiarism. These allegations, as well as the revelation of the high-profile Ariana Huffington’s association with the group, led to a series of investigations [...]