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Autobiography of a Modern Prophet
It's 1970. A dark Wisconsin night. A once-shy farm boy, now in his twenties, stands on a bridge over a river. He's left the farm, studied for the clergy, and done a stint in the air force. He's a proofreader now. He's seen faraway places, but tonight he's in Wisconsin, overlooking the dark water. He's about to see the face of God, to become a God-Realized man.
From this momentous turning point, Harold Klemp's life would never be the same. His incredible experience that night was simply a prelude to a time of testing, humbling, cleansing, yet blessed experience with the Light and Sound of God. He would emerge as the spiritual leader and modern-day prophet of Eckankar.
This is his spiritual autobiography. "This book," he says, "is about God-Realization and the myths that surround the highest state of spiritual realization known to mankind. The first and greatest illusion is that once God-Realization is attained, the battle for higher consciousness is forever won. This oversimplifies things. . . .
"The hard part came after God-Realization. Now I had to return to the problems of life and confront them. The specter of God's haunting love was always with me. . . . It carried me beyond the pleasant cooing of belief and faith, thrusting me into a brilliant world of light shorn of all illusion."
If a shy Wisconsin farm boy can master his spiritual destiny, why can't we?
According to Gallup, 82% of those polled in America alone want to experience spiritual growth. Believe it or not, it is your destiny to discover your godlike nature, your spiritual greatness.
"Tucked away in the hidden places of this book are clues as to how you too may reach the glories of God," says Klemp.
"Now come with me on my journey."
From this momentous turning point, Harold Klemp's life would never be the same. His incredible experience that night was simply a prelude to a time of testing, humbling, cleansing, yet blessed experience with the Light and Sound of God. He would emerge as the spiritual leader and modern-day prophet of Eckankar.
This is his spiritual autobiography. "This book," he says, "is about God-Realization and the myths that surround the highest state of spiritual realization known to mankind. The first and greatest illusion is that once God-Realization is attained, the battle for higher consciousness is forever won. This oversimplifies things. . . .
"The hard part came after God-Realization. Now I had to return to the problems of life and confront them. The specter of God's haunting love was always with me. . . . It carried me beyond the pleasant cooing of belief and faith, thrusting me into a brilliant world of light shorn of all illusion."
If a shy Wisconsin farm boy can master his spiritual destiny, why can't we?
According to Gallup, 82% of those polled in America alone want to experience spiritual growth. Believe it or not, it is your destiny to discover your godlike nature, your spiritual greatness.
"Tucked away in the hidden places of this book are clues as to how you too may reach the glories of God," says Klemp.
"Now come with me on my journey."
468 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
Harold Klemp
189 books91 followersAward-winning author, teacher, and spiritual guide Sri Harold Klemp helps seekers reach their full potential.
He is the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master and spiritual leader of Eckankar, the Path of Spiritual Freedom. He is the latest in a long line of spiritual Adepts who have served throughout history in every culture of the world.
Sri Harold teaches creative spiritual practices that enable anyone to achieve life mastery and gain inner peace and contentment. His messages are relevant to today's spiritual needs and resonate with every generation.
Sri Harold's body of work includes more than one hundred books, which have been translated into eighteen languages and won multiple awards. The miraculous, true-life stories he shares lift the veil between heaven and earth.
In his groundbreaking memoir, Autobiography of a Modern Prophet, he reveals secrets to spiritual success gleaned from his personal journey into the heart of God.
Find your own path to true happiness, wisdom, and love in Sri Harold Klemp's inspired writings.
(http://www.eckankar.org)
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May 4, 2020
I have read this book several times and I have it in print, eBook, and audio versions. This probably makes it one of my favourite books. You may wonder why...Every time I read (or listen), I find some new spiritual gem in its pages leading me to stop and contemplate on the deeper truths to be found hidden between the lines. Sometime the insights come later, unexpected nuggets of wisdom, ever pertinent to my life and current needs. It's a gift that keeps on giving!
July 21, 2020
This is possibly one of the most thrilling spiritual books I've ever read. It’s a very immersive journey that takes a farm boy from Wisconsin to the heights of spiritual consciousness. It stirred my own dreams of wanting to become a greater spiritual being and transcend challenges - physical, emotional or mental. It takes you way beyond conventional thinking about how someone can reach God. The story-telling style is simple yet profound because of turning points in the author's dramatic story. The narration quality is excellent. The narrator’s voice is resonant, and both strong and comforting at the same time. I've read the printed version of the book, but hearing the words in this recording is a new and amazing experience. The words are like portals that can launch you into amazing new worlds of awareness and self-confidence. It’s also a great value as you get 13 hours of listening. This audiobook is truly one of a kind.
May 9, 2019
Amazing book!
This book is so inspiring and full of golden knowledge. I love the spiritual exercises and the creative imagination tools.
This book is so inspiring and full of golden knowledge. I love the spiritual exercises and the creative imagination tools.
September 16, 2024
THE CURRENT "LIVING ECK MASTER" TELLS HIS LIFE STORY
Harold Klemp (b. 1942) is the current spiritual leader and "Living ECK Master"/Mahanta of Eckankar. In 1981 he succeeded Darwin Gross (1928-2008; author of 'Your Right to Know,' and subject of 'From Heaven to the Prairie: When You Know, You Know!' 'The Story of the 972nd Living ECK Master, 'etc., and who has since been excised from the history of Eckankar). Klemp has written many other books, such as 'A Modern Prophet: Answers Your Key Questions About Life,'' The Secret Teachings,' etc.].
He wrote in the introduction to this 2000 book, "This book is about God-Realization and the myths that surround the highest state of spiritual realization known to mankind... It had often puzzled me while reading 'The Tiger's Fang 'by Paul Twitchell how he could have reached God-Realization and yet been so painfully lacking in worldly wisdom for years to come. Then, by the grace of God... the initiation of God Consciousness was bestowed upon me...
"The hard part came after God-Realization. Now I had to return to the problems of life and confront them... The brightest realization of all was that no one could save me from anything. Not lost, how could I be saved?... The reason was simple: Soul is created out of the substance of God and cannot be eternally lost. No savior could shoulder my burdens... the general understanding of people about life before and after God-Realization is at fault. We imagine that hardship precedes the God State and complete serenity follows after... A
"As I learned for myself, there is always another step in consciousness... The heart of this book is thus not the experience of God alone, but also the narrative that precedes and follows the experience. It shows how I had to come to terms with this unexcelled state of God Awareness in my everyday life."
He recalls that while he as stationed at the Yokota Air Base in Japan, "Eckankar was about to come into my life... I stumbled across answers to metaphysical questions... on Edgar Cayce and the Rosicrucians.... I answered a small ad by Paul Twitchell in Fate magazine. He offered to give instructions in Eckankar, the Ancient Science of Soul Travel... one night, I found myself in the expanded consciousness, doing Soul Travel.
"The Living ECK Master, Paul Twitchell... appeared as a blue light and escorted me through the barriers of time and space... Here I stood with the greatest discovery of my life---that Soul exists and can do things... Two years later, I dropped my studies of Edgar Cayce and the Rosicrucians... I saw they could take me no further." (Pg. 17-18, 20)
He explains, "All that Soul Travel is, is the skill of shifting into a higher state of consciousness. This often gives one the sensation of traveling swiftly through a comfortable blackness. When the Soul Travel movement stops, the Master tells the chela, 'Open your eyes. We're here.'" (Pg. 32-33) He adds, "In my early days as a student of Eckankar, I often visited the Temples of Golden Wisdom, including the one on Venus." (Pg. 34) He points out, "The ECK Travelers are coaches, not mediators; does anyone dare come between God and man?" (Pg. 98)
He recalls, "After I found the Eckankar teachings in 1967... Two years later, I had pretty well drained the resources to be found in the Lutheran Church... the conflict was between my parents, relatives, and church on the one hand, and Eckankar and me on the other. During the first year home on the farm, I had gone to church every Sunday... But the longer I studied ECK... the less need for the old religion...
"I made a firm decision never to take communion again... But the ECK said no... There were still a few karmic bills to repay on the farm." (Pg. 115, 117) Later, he admits, "The very same questions haunted me when I left the Lutheran Church. My confidence in the Mahanta was becoming stronger, but then there were the inescapable relapses into guilt and fear... The reason might have been a change in job, a shortage of money, or another problem too large to handle." (Pg. 136)
As he moved up in the ECK organization, he says, "my attention was also on the Higher Initiates who had quite Eckankar after the 1980 World Wide Seminar... now they strutted like peacocks, thinking they had beaten the Law of Karma. Nothing bad had happened to them since they left Eckankar... Since their lives after leaving ECK were little changed from before, they took it as proof their accusations about [Darwin] Gross were right. Namely, he was a false Master.
"If he were the true one, would the ECK not have punished them for their criticism of him. Be that as it may, the Lords of Karma never hurry justice... Leading initiates had deserted Eckankar, raising doubts in others about ECK. And even after my experience with God-Realization many years ago, there was still no inner or outer word of whether I was in the running to be the new LIving ECK Master." (Pg. 359-361)
He recalls, "[in 1981 there had been] an inkling that Gross still planned to step aside as the Living ECK Master. The only question was when... I went into the office that had been provided for my use and cleaned the desk drawers... This inner experience confirmed the future. Gross was indeed ready to vacate his position... This experience affirmed my first big project as the new spiritual leader of Eckankar, which ... would be to revamp the whole outer face of the organization." (Pg. 377)
Then, "Darwin Gross made the announcement: he had stepped aside as the Living ECK Master. I was his successor." (Pg. 421)Yet "Months later it became clear that Gross had let himself become attached to his former duties. The teacher of detachment had become attached. He refused to let go of his old job. It illustrates that perfection is an ongoing quest, even for those on the spiritual ladder." (Pg. 424)
He acknowledges, "the transition ... was more difficult for others. When Paul Twitchell translated (died) in 1971, many ECK initiates had a hard time changing their allegiance to Darwin Gross, the new Master. Change is so hard for some. Now in 1981, a like percentage also had a problem switching from Darwin Gross to a new Living ECK Master. This attachment to a personality is a recurring reality. It confronts every Living ECK Master... Gross's failure to understand attachment versus [God'] will began the spiritual crisis that led to his dismissal ... in late 1983... This episode remains one of the saddest chapters in the contemporary history of Eckankar." (Pg. 432-433)
This detailed and revealing account will be of great interest to anyone studying Eckankar.
Harold Klemp (b. 1942) is the current spiritual leader and "Living ECK Master"/Mahanta of Eckankar. In 1981 he succeeded Darwin Gross (1928-2008; author of 'Your Right to Know,' and subject of 'From Heaven to the Prairie: When You Know, You Know!' 'The Story of the 972nd Living ECK Master, 'etc., and who has since been excised from the history of Eckankar). Klemp has written many other books, such as 'A Modern Prophet: Answers Your Key Questions About Life,'' The Secret Teachings,' etc.].
He wrote in the introduction to this 2000 book, "This book is about God-Realization and the myths that surround the highest state of spiritual realization known to mankind... It had often puzzled me while reading 'The Tiger's Fang 'by Paul Twitchell how he could have reached God-Realization and yet been so painfully lacking in worldly wisdom for years to come. Then, by the grace of God... the initiation of God Consciousness was bestowed upon me...
"The hard part came after God-Realization. Now I had to return to the problems of life and confront them... The brightest realization of all was that no one could save me from anything. Not lost, how could I be saved?... The reason was simple: Soul is created out of the substance of God and cannot be eternally lost. No savior could shoulder my burdens... the general understanding of people about life before and after God-Realization is at fault. We imagine that hardship precedes the God State and complete serenity follows after... A
"As I learned for myself, there is always another step in consciousness... The heart of this book is thus not the experience of God alone, but also the narrative that precedes and follows the experience. It shows how I had to come to terms with this unexcelled state of God Awareness in my everyday life."
He recalls that while he as stationed at the Yokota Air Base in Japan, "Eckankar was about to come into my life... I stumbled across answers to metaphysical questions... on Edgar Cayce and the Rosicrucians.... I answered a small ad by Paul Twitchell in Fate magazine. He offered to give instructions in Eckankar, the Ancient Science of Soul Travel... one night, I found myself in the expanded consciousness, doing Soul Travel.
"The Living ECK Master, Paul Twitchell... appeared as a blue light and escorted me through the barriers of time and space... Here I stood with the greatest discovery of my life---that Soul exists and can do things... Two years later, I dropped my studies of Edgar Cayce and the Rosicrucians... I saw they could take me no further." (Pg. 17-18, 20)
He explains, "All that Soul Travel is, is the skill of shifting into a higher state of consciousness. This often gives one the sensation of traveling swiftly through a comfortable blackness. When the Soul Travel movement stops, the Master tells the chela, 'Open your eyes. We're here.'" (Pg. 32-33) He adds, "In my early days as a student of Eckankar, I often visited the Temples of Golden Wisdom, including the one on Venus." (Pg. 34) He points out, "The ECK Travelers are coaches, not mediators; does anyone dare come between God and man?" (Pg. 98)
He recalls, "After I found the Eckankar teachings in 1967... Two years later, I had pretty well drained the resources to be found in the Lutheran Church... the conflict was between my parents, relatives, and church on the one hand, and Eckankar and me on the other. During the first year home on the farm, I had gone to church every Sunday... But the longer I studied ECK... the less need for the old religion...
"I made a firm decision never to take communion again... But the ECK said no... There were still a few karmic bills to repay on the farm." (Pg. 115, 117) Later, he admits, "The very same questions haunted me when I left the Lutheran Church. My confidence in the Mahanta was becoming stronger, but then there were the inescapable relapses into guilt and fear... The reason might have been a change in job, a shortage of money, or another problem too large to handle." (Pg. 136)
As he moved up in the ECK organization, he says, "my attention was also on the Higher Initiates who had quite Eckankar after the 1980 World Wide Seminar... now they strutted like peacocks, thinking they had beaten the Law of Karma. Nothing bad had happened to them since they left Eckankar... Since their lives after leaving ECK were little changed from before, they took it as proof their accusations about [Darwin] Gross were right. Namely, he was a false Master.
"If he were the true one, would the ECK not have punished them for their criticism of him. Be that as it may, the Lords of Karma never hurry justice... Leading initiates had deserted Eckankar, raising doubts in others about ECK. And even after my experience with God-Realization many years ago, there was still no inner or outer word of whether I was in the running to be the new LIving ECK Master." (Pg. 359-361)
He recalls, "[in 1981 there had been] an inkling that Gross still planned to step aside as the Living ECK Master. The only question was when... I went into the office that had been provided for my use and cleaned the desk drawers... This inner experience confirmed the future. Gross was indeed ready to vacate his position... This experience affirmed my first big project as the new spiritual leader of Eckankar, which ... would be to revamp the whole outer face of the organization." (Pg. 377)
Then, "Darwin Gross made the announcement: he had stepped aside as the Living ECK Master. I was his successor." (Pg. 421)Yet "Months later it became clear that Gross had let himself become attached to his former duties. The teacher of detachment had become attached. He refused to let go of his old job. It illustrates that perfection is an ongoing quest, even for those on the spiritual ladder." (Pg. 424)
He acknowledges, "the transition ... was more difficult for others. When Paul Twitchell translated (died) in 1971, many ECK initiates had a hard time changing their allegiance to Darwin Gross, the new Master. Change is so hard for some. Now in 1981, a like percentage also had a problem switching from Darwin Gross to a new Living ECK Master. This attachment to a personality is a recurring reality. It confronts every Living ECK Master... Gross's failure to understand attachment versus [God'] will began the spiritual crisis that led to his dismissal ... in late 1983... This episode remains one of the saddest chapters in the contemporary history of Eckankar." (Pg. 432-433)
This detailed and revealing account will be of great interest to anyone studying Eckankar.
July 22, 2020
Times can be brutally tough and seem so unfair. Sometimes our best intentions and efforts to be responsible and do the right things are just not enough. But there is help, as I found out.
Autobiography of a Modern Prophet showed me how Harold Klemp moved through his toughest of times and towards achieving his high spiritual goals. He did this by practicing the ECK Spiritual Exercises regularly while paying attention to and applying the guidance of his spiritual guide. This book helped me adjust my perspective on life’s experiences. I began to see how and why these experiences weren’t just happening to me but happening for me. And if I hang in there, try to see the spiritual perspective and learn from these experiences, listen to and apply both the inner and outer spiritual guidance from Harold, life will be so much better for me. It’s been working well. Life has been better for me since reading this book and applying it to my challenges. I have found it to be a book that I can return to again and again to learn something new. Maybe the things you will learn from Autobiography of a Modern Prophet can help you, too. And now that this book is also an audio book that can be downloaded to a phone or a pad, it makes it easier to benefit from it while your hands are busy with activities that don’t require your full attention. Check it out and see what you think.
Autobiography of a Modern Prophet showed me how Harold Klemp moved through his toughest of times and towards achieving his high spiritual goals. He did this by practicing the ECK Spiritual Exercises regularly while paying attention to and applying the guidance of his spiritual guide. This book helped me adjust my perspective on life’s experiences. I began to see how and why these experiences weren’t just happening to me but happening for me. And if I hang in there, try to see the spiritual perspective and learn from these experiences, listen to and apply both the inner and outer spiritual guidance from Harold, life will be so much better for me. It’s been working well. Life has been better for me since reading this book and applying it to my challenges. I have found it to be a book that I can return to again and again to learn something new. Maybe the things you will learn from Autobiography of a Modern Prophet can help you, too. And now that this book is also an audio book that can be downloaded to a phone or a pad, it makes it easier to benefit from it while your hands are busy with activities that don’t require your full attention. Check it out and see what you think.
January 21, 2019
Glimpses of God Realization
Sri Harold Klemp paints a brilliant word picture of his path of self realization / God realization. Words can only point to the awesomeness of the universe, but reading his autobiography is a sign post encouraging you along the way. This book is valuable to Eckists and spiritual seekers of all types. Truth resonates and leads the way.
Sri Harold Klemp paints a brilliant word picture of his path of self realization / God realization. Words can only point to the awesomeness of the universe, but reading his autobiography is a sign post encouraging you along the way. This book is valuable to Eckists and spiritual seekers of all types. Truth resonates and leads the way.
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July 19, 2018One of the best books I ever read. The author tells his life story and personal experience of experiencing God Consciousness, as down to earth as it can ever get. It shatters the myth we've had about God, Angels, Masters, Saints.
Its simply liberating.
Its simply liberating.
August 16, 2012
Enjoyed the insights very much.
February 28, 2013
This book is a really worthwhile read. Harold explains what it is like to be a modern spiritual leader. What it takes.
October 29, 2023
A peculiar book by a peculiar man who is at the helm of a peculiar religion.
To be honest, this book is quite ramble-y, and the pacing is really weird. Sometimes it’s slow: like during a scene towards the end where I’m hearing the mundane details of making a dinner reservation with his predecessor. Other times, though, he just glosses over things that seem like they are more significant to the narrative than he’s letting on. You’ll also quickly notice that Mr. Klemp loves quaint little stories about other people as a device to share his religious message. That might be fine in a different book genre, but I can’t help feeling that they come across as a bit unfocused in what is ostensibly supposed to be an autobiography.
Personally, I’m more interested in YOU, Harold! How in the Sam Hill did YOU get to your incredibly unique position? And if you were a bit more concise in telling that specific tale, the book probably wouldn’t have been almost 500 pages long…
With that said, there’s definitely some interesting (and sometimes frightening) little tidbits about Harold’s recollection of his road to personal spiritual realization. Whether he’s throwing himself off of a bridge in the middle of winter, stripping his clothes off in an airport, or battling 3 astral demons in the mental hospital he’s been committed to, the moments where he’s actually reflecting on what happened to him and what he was thinking were what kept me reading to the end. For lack of a better way of putting it, it gets reeeeally trippy at times.
And it’s not totally devoid of genuine insight, either. He seems like he eventually made peace with himself after leaving his Lutheran preacher training that had been foisted on him by his parents (and warding off their “psychic attacks” for this decision). I certainly respect that the lesson he learned from this is that people can only come to the path that they are ready for, not one that is imposed on them.
I also think you can take things away from the narrative presented whether you’re looking at it from the perspective of a genuine believer or that of an outsider. Like when he’s being shown a past life where he was a soldier whose father was the king of Lemuria (surprise shout-out to Helena Blavatsky?). The secret order that his dad makes for an archer to kill him behind his back if he should try to get in the way of his plans is both heartbreaking and dripping with unexamined psychology. Judging by other interactions he has with his family throughout the book, I would’ve loved to see some more confrontations with this sort of thing.
Anyway, 3 stars feels about right. Harold, please find a non-eckist editor and cut like a hundred or so pages.
To be honest, this book is quite ramble-y, and the pacing is really weird. Sometimes it’s slow: like during a scene towards the end where I’m hearing the mundane details of making a dinner reservation with his predecessor. Other times, though, he just glosses over things that seem like they are more significant to the narrative than he’s letting on. You’ll also quickly notice that Mr. Klemp loves quaint little stories about other people as a device to share his religious message. That might be fine in a different book genre, but I can’t help feeling that they come across as a bit unfocused in what is ostensibly supposed to be an autobiography.
Personally, I’m more interested in YOU, Harold! How in the Sam Hill did YOU get to your incredibly unique position? And if you were a bit more concise in telling that specific tale, the book probably wouldn’t have been almost 500 pages long…
With that said, there’s definitely some interesting (and sometimes frightening) little tidbits about Harold’s recollection of his road to personal spiritual realization. Whether he’s throwing himself off of a bridge in the middle of winter, stripping his clothes off in an airport, or battling 3 astral demons in the mental hospital he’s been committed to, the moments where he’s actually reflecting on what happened to him and what he was thinking were what kept me reading to the end. For lack of a better way of putting it, it gets reeeeally trippy at times.
And it’s not totally devoid of genuine insight, either. He seems like he eventually made peace with himself after leaving his Lutheran preacher training that had been foisted on him by his parents (and warding off their “psychic attacks” for this decision). I certainly respect that the lesson he learned from this is that people can only come to the path that they are ready for, not one that is imposed on them.
I also think you can take things away from the narrative presented whether you’re looking at it from the perspective of a genuine believer or that of an outsider. Like when he’s being shown a past life where he was a soldier whose father was the king of Lemuria (surprise shout-out to Helena Blavatsky?). The secret order that his dad makes for an archer to kill him behind his back if he should try to get in the way of his plans is both heartbreaking and dripping with unexamined psychology. Judging by other interactions he has with his family throughout the book, I would’ve loved to see some more confrontations with this sort of thing.
Anyway, 3 stars feels about right. Harold, please find a non-eckist editor and cut like a hundred or so pages.
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August 11, 2020
Everyone seeks truth, but Harold Klemp says we respect it only after winning it through hard effort. By that measure Klemp, spiritual leader of Eckankar, has a healthy respect for truth. Autobiography of a Modern Prophet is the sometimes painful, often funny, story of Klemp’s dogged progress from humble farmer’s son to spiritual leader of a world-wide religion that bills itself as the most direct path to God. There are many paths to our creator, says Klemp, but only one in which a living spiritual master is both your outer and inner tour guide. Klemp knows this, having followed the living master who came before. I read the book years ago but was not prepared for the power of the audio version. It’s like sitting beside the world’s most highly realized being while he tells you his story—and being able to rewind when I need to hear something again. Not just an autobiography, this book is a primer on how to reach spiritual mastership—or, at the very least, to discover the truth that you, too, are a soul with a purpose.
July 22, 2020
This book is one of my favorites! I have read it several times! Truth rings from every page and touches my heart in a way no other has. If you have found this book then it is for a reason. Read it and let your heart determine for you its own truth. No one else can do it for you.
While I love reading the printed word, listening to this book takes you to another level entirely! On long drives or while cleaning around the house, it is the perfect companion and I hear something different every time.
The narrator, Rich Miller, has a deep, powerfully rich voice that immediately transports you into the worlds the author, Harold Klemp, speaks about. Highly recommend!
While I love reading the printed word, listening to this book takes you to another level entirely! On long drives or while cleaning around the house, it is the perfect companion and I hear something different every time.
The narrator, Rich Miller, has a deep, powerfully rich voice that immediately transports you into the worlds the author, Harold Klemp, speaks about. Highly recommend!
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November 3, 2022
One of my favorite books of all time! I have read multiple times for spiritual insight and wisdom from a modern prophet for our times. My highest recommendation!
May 25, 2022
What a fabulous book. It took me a little while to be hooked because several passages are directly lifted from the author's previous autobiographies, which I had read and enjoyed; at first, I did not want to re-read the same information. Nevertheless, it was not long before I had changed my mind, or rather the book had changed my mind. I discovered that this earlier autobiographical information was now enhanced and enriched with further details and also suggestions for us readers to experiment and experience the techniques he, Sri Harold Klemp, had learned from his Masters to climb spiritual heights.
It's a comprehensive book taking us readers step by step through the process of one man's, Sri Harold Klemp's, journey from his teen years on a Wisconsin farm to seminary school to the air force in Japan and other locations, through early adult years struggling to make a living in Texas, Nevada and California; ultimately his quest leads to spiritual mastership as the Living ECK Master of ECKANKAR. Both his inner and outer struggles and travels are candidly shared in the straightforward language of one who earnestly seeks to know who he is and why he is here. How many of us could be so candid about embarrassing moments and missteps along the way to adulthood and self-mastery? He surely is a remarkably humble person, who has experienced a large amount of suffering and pain in the process of attaining the great spiritual heights he has.
There is much much more to praise about this fascinating book. Suffice to say, read it for yourself and be transformed. Truly, Autobiography of a Modern Prophet is one of the most inspirational books I have read.
It's a comprehensive book taking us readers step by step through the process of one man's, Sri Harold Klemp's, journey from his teen years on a Wisconsin farm to seminary school to the air force in Japan and other locations, through early adult years struggling to make a living in Texas, Nevada and California; ultimately his quest leads to spiritual mastership as the Living ECK Master of ECKANKAR. Both his inner and outer struggles and travels are candidly shared in the straightforward language of one who earnestly seeks to know who he is and why he is here. How many of us could be so candid about embarrassing moments and missteps along the way to adulthood and self-mastery? He surely is a remarkably humble person, who has experienced a large amount of suffering and pain in the process of attaining the great spiritual heights he has.
There is much much more to praise about this fascinating book. Suffice to say, read it for yourself and be transformed. Truly, Autobiography of a Modern Prophet is one of the most inspirational books I have read.
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