Open House and Spiritual Discussion

Your open door for new spiritual horizons

Every Friday at the ECK Center is your chance to mingle with our diverse spiritual community. Come to our open house during the afternoon. In the evening, join us for our Sound of Soul event and a viewing and discussion of the video talk, “Truth Is within Your Heart,” by the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master, Sri Doug Kunin.

Don’t miss your opportunity to:

• Connect with other spiritually minded people

• Have a solid moment to focus your attention on spirituality no matter what background you come from

• Feel lighter, laugh, and surprise yourself!

• Unearth spiritual insights into what’s going on in your everyday life

What’s happening this Friday

4:00 - 6:00: Open House & Individual Spiritual Study

Feel free to stop by and visit. Hosts are available to answer questions, orient you to ECK books or materials, and give you a tour of our home in NYC. If you’re looking for a quiet moment to do a spiritual exercise, read a book, or maybe even meet with a friend, this is a great time to visit. It’s also a great time to learn more about Eckankar if you’ve got questions!

6:15 pm - 6:50 pm Sound of Soul Event
You are invited to join others in chanting HU, an ancient mantra, for about twelve minutes, followed by a short time in contemplation. This will be followed by a spiritual discussion in which you are invited to share your spiritual experiences, ideas, and questions.

7:00 pm–8:15 pm: Discover Wisdom in the Video Talk by the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master, Sri Doug Kunin: “Truth Is within Your Heart,” a special video recording made for the 2026 Australian ECK Soul Adventure Seminar.

This ECK Video Night is a wonderful, relaxed, heart-centered evening in which we watch a special 30-minute talk by the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master. Afterwards, we enjoy a lively spiritual discussion on the themes and ideas presented in the video presentation.

Sri Doug poses the question: “If truth is already within your heart, why do you need something outside of yourself to discover it?” He shares that early in his spiritual search, a friend shared that in Eckankar with the initiations—spiritual milestones—he could work off his karma in one lifetime. He was intrigued. Then he learned Eckankar offers an array of spiritual techniques to awaken that truth within you. He explains the purpose of Eckankar is to help Soul on its unique journey back to its divine source and to fulfill its limitless spiritual potential.

8:15 pm–9:30 pm: Fellowship

Fellowship is your chance to meet with old friends, meet new ones, share stories, and laugh a lot. Sometimes these spontaneous moments are where the deepest connections and conversations happen. We might even have food too!

Would you like to create your own Soul Adventure? Guests who attend our event will receive a unique workbook and journal, titled Raise Your Spiritual IQ!, that offers creative techniques and spiritual exercises. To learn more about this journal, you can visit Eckankar’s Official YouTube channel to view this short, just over a minute, video by clicking on this link:

We look forward to seeing you at the ECK Center on Friday!

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call (212) 221-1402.

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