A Meeting at Dawn
A Childhood Spiritual Experience Prepares the Way for ECK
By BA
As a child, I would attend prayers with my father. During a holiday from primary school, we once went together for prayer at dawn at our local house of worship.
After the prayer session was over, I stayed behind as everyone filed out. I wanted to sit longer in communion with God. Our home was just a five-minute walk, and my father knew I'd get there safely on my own.
As I sat, quietly contemplating, I felt a light breeze. I looked up and saw a man standing at the arched doorway near me.
The man wore a white robe with a hood. I could see his white hair peeking from beneath his hood. He just stood there gazing at me.
This must be God, I thought. I stood up to approach him.
Suddenly the man disappeared.
I walked back home and never told anyone about this experience.
Twelve years later, I discovered the teachings of Eckankar. One day I saw a picture of the ECK Master Fubbi Quantz. He wore a white robe, and his white hair peeked from beneath his hood.
I was amazed. This was the being I had seen after the prayer at dawn when I was a child! The recognition filled me with a warm, loving presence.
In my years of studying Eckankar, I have met Fubbi Quantz in many different settings. He has become a real presence in my life, teaching me that the pains of life are dissolved in a compassionate heart.
Excerpted from the 2006 Eckankar Journal, copyright © 2005 ECKANKAR. All rights reserved.
