The Spiritual Notebook (Paperback)

by Paul Twitchell (Author)

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"I am trying to give everyone who can read a means to self-evaluation and a method of understanding his inner experiences." - Paul Twitchell

A giant step forward in spiritual literature - the best way to describe this fascinating book.

Now learn what saints and mystics knew all along about God and the Divine Force - the inspiration for all myths and religions.

Paul Twitchell, world-renowned spiritual teacher, is author of ECKANKAR - The Key to Secret Worlds, a spiritual classic. In The Spiritual Notebook, he shows you how to widen your own spiritual vision and find the God Force.

Chapter 5 offers three techniques for you to experience the Light and Sound of God. Saints often used similar ones for devine guidance and peace of mind. Try these age-old techniques. They can bring unlimited love, wisdom, and power into every decision and venture in your own life. Chapter 7, "The Steps to the Secret Kingdom," gives twelve secret words you can use to reach a higher spiritual state. Chapter 10 compares fourteen religions, showing the thread of truth in each. And all through The Spiritual Notebook, Twitchell tells how to make your own special way to the wisdom of God.

Whatever your religious belief, The Spiritual Notebook can inspire the beginning of your own inner journey. It introduces you to the mysterious Adepts fo ECKANKAR and also gives a close-up of how the Spirit of God is all around us.

If you want more love, joy, and grace in your own life, you could benefit from reading this book.

About the Author
Paul Twitchell is the modern-day founder of ECKANKAR, Religion of the Light and Sound of God.

Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: Eckankar; 2 edition (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570430373
• ISBN-13: 978-1570430374
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #440,427 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Twitchell Claims "he got it all wrong" In This Book, January 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The spiritual notebook

In Difficulties Of The Living Eck Master Twitchell claims that "he got it all wrong" in one of his books that was released in early 1971. This is that book! Get this book before Eckankar buys them up or revises them! Twitchell uses the word "Eckankar" to cover everything spiritual. "Eck" is used as only a shortened version of Eckankar in this book, and is not a separate term for Holy Spirit (pgs.13-14). There are also many interesting statements which contradict present day teachings, dogma, and tenets of Eckankar (pgs.19,21-23). Examples of these are: "The true ECK Master is a Sat-Guru appointed by the Supreme Deity we know as Sat Nam, ruler of the Soul, or fifth plane, and all worlds above and below it... it is Sat Nam who appoints each Sat-Guru on the various planes throughout the spiritual hierarchy."[pg.19] "The Sat-Guru is the Son of God." [pg.20] "The Mahatmas can be divided into sereral classes... Third is the Sant, or the Adept... He is the inner and outer Master of whom I have spoken so much... Fourth is theECKshar, or the supreme Sant." [pg.21] "A Sant has reached Soul perfection for Self-Realization within the Order of the Vairagi Masters. The Mahanta is the highest one can go in these lower worlds. He is a god man, appointed by the divine SUGMAD for the purpose of giving the Nam, the Word, of the initiation... He also serves as a guide." [pg.22] "Many men have become gods and many gods have become men. But the Mahanta is the living Light, in the tradition of the ancient sun gods of Asia." [pg.23] So, as you can see, this was the accumulation of an earlier work in progress that Twitchell had printed before going back to do a re-edit. This book was begun in the early years when Twitchell first dreamed up the Eckankar scam. As I pointed out... grab up this 1971 copyright (10th printing 1983) before the revisions of another printing. Darwin Gross (Mahanta, Living Eck Master 1971-1981) was a purest and did not discontinue or revise (edit) Twitchell's work. I would not trust Klemp to do the same since he has already discontinued much of Twitchell's early writings already, and has heavily edited many of his tapes.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best of Twitchell's Books , January 8, 2006

By	Leland C. Roth (Delano, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've always enjoyed re-reading this book because Paul gives in one chapter ~ a brief history of some the historical Living Eck Masters & Mahanta's thru-out this planet's known history...which is 973 of them currently ~ since Sugmad (God) ordained a Living Eck master to come forth in the curent Kali Yuga (cycle).

I also enjoyed the discussion of determining what the blue stars & other colors seen inwardly by the spiritual exercises Paul recommends in another chapter ~ which lead me to see those stars or dots of light every moment of my life & at any time ~ for almost 25 years now.

A year before Buckminister Fuller & his wife died in 1983, I was fortuate enough to meet "Bucky" & give him my copy of this marvelous book. I'm sure he enjoyed it as you will, too:>)Leehu

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Twitchell's Dogma is Thick, but Still a Good Read, September 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Spiritual Notebook (Paperback)

Once again, after reading "Confessions of a God Seeker" by Ford Johnson "The Spiritual Notebook" looks very different from years
ago when I first read it. Twitchell promotes his newly invented "religion", but also imparts some very useful information, even though it seems to be plagiarized from "The Path of the Masters" and Theosophy. It's too bad Twitchell didn't give credit to other authors whose writings he used. I'll take truth over spin any day.