The Flute of God

by Paul Twitchell

A spiritual classic by Paul Twitchell, the modern-day founder of Eckankar.
 
Discover the secret of imagination--the divine, transformative faculty of Soul. Learn the seven fundamental spiritual laws which allow harmony with the universal Spirit for the highest good of all.

Samples of the timeless inspiration in this book:

"The closest I can come to It, which I call the Truth, is looking into the heart of a morning glory on some summer morning before the flower has closed its petals to the rays of sunlight. Have you experienced this? My glimpse of the Divine brings with it a strange sound of music with its glories, a marvelous melody sounding like a multitude of flutes. I have called it the Flute of God!"

"By filling our world with the creative sound of HU, the unknown name of God, we will become a channel for Divine Spirit. When used properly, uttered aloud or silently, the creative Soul will enable our Soul to ride the divine vibrations through all the realms of time and space to our own glorious destination."

Genres: Spirituality

217 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

When Paul Twitchell made Eckankar known to the modern world in 1965, he separated spiritual truths from the cultural trappings which had surrounded them. Average people could begin to experience the Light and Sound of God while still living a happy, steady, and productive life.

Paul Twitchell was born in Kentucky in the early part of the twentieth century and served in the US Navy during the Second World War.

A seeker from an early age, he was introduced to a group of spiritual Masters who would change the course of his life. These were the Vairagi ECK Masters. While they trained Paul to become the Living ECK Master, he explored a wide range of spiritual traditions under different teachers. The high teachings of ECK had been scattered to the four corners of the world. Paul gathered these golden teachings of Light and Sound and made them readily available to us.

It was these God experiences he chronicled in his book, The Tiger's Fang. Paul Twitchell eventually joined the Vairagi Order and was given the task of bringing Eckankar to the world. He became the Living ECK Master.

By 1965, Paul was giving Soul Travel workshops in California and offering discourses on the teachings of Eckankar. A community of ECKists began to grow. In 1970, Eckankar was established as a nonprofit religious organization. Paul Twitchell died in 1971, but not before he initiated many into the ECK teachings.

The present-day Living ECK Master is Sri Harold Klemp. He continues to give new life to the age-old spiritual teachings of ECK. (www.Eckankar.org)

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is one I return to every year. I highly recommend!

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is maybe the third time that I have read this book. I find it uplifting and a reminder. As Paul said each of us must make our own way through the universe. Some people may like this book and others may think its not that interesting.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gave a deeper understanding of God.

[Yaaresse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't doubt for a second that Twitchell "borrowed" most of the material he published. (Maybe, maybe, not the sci-fi books...mostly.) He's certainly not the first (and won't be the last) religion/philosophy writer to do so. It's an old, old allegation that even the organization he founded doesn't deny anymore. Nonetheless, some of his books are interesting if one is willing to challenge their own--and his--thinking.

[Anita Mccrary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Twitchell's book five years ago; so much so that it fell apart. I just ordered a replacement. Although I have doubts about the Eckankar religion, 'Flute of God' is a wonderful perspective for self-discovery.

[Kazem Rokhsary · Rating 5 out of 5]

hey everyone, I think & believe this book is the best that Ive had read at all,

this book is for everyone in the worldwide to learn to be a human.

[Elamb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books of all time but I think some of it was plagarized!