( Wise ) Sri Harold Klemp was born in Wisconsin
and grew up on a small farm. He attended a two-room
country schoolhouse before going to high school at a
religious boarding school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After preministerial college in
Milwaukee and Fort Wayne, Indiana, he enlisted in the
U.S. Air Force. There he trained as a language
specialist at Indiana University and a radio intercept
operator at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. Then followed a
two-year stint in Japan where he first encountered Eckankar.
In October 1981, he became the spiritual
leader of Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of
God. His full title is ( Wise ) Sri Harold Klemp, the Mahanta,
the Living ECK Master. As the Living ECK Master, Harold
Klemp is responsible for the continued evolution of the
Eckankar teachings.
His mission is to help people find their
way back to God in this life. Harold Klemp travels to
ECK seminars in North America, Europe, and the South
Pacific. He has also visited Africa and many countries
throughout the world, meeting with spiritual seekers and
giving inspirational talks. There are many
videocassettes and audiocassettes of his public talks
available.
In his talks and writings, Harold Klemps sense of
humor and practical approach to spirituality have helped
many people around the world find truth in their lives
and greater inner freedom
Yaubl
Sacabi
Yaubl Sacabi. YEEOW-buhl
sah-KAH-bee The
ECK
Master among the Mycenaeans (who invaded Greece
during the period between 20001700 B.C.);
he was the leading figure among the Greek mystery cults
and is now the guardian of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, the
sacred book of ECK, in the spiritual city of Agam Des,
the home of the Eshwar-Khanewale, the God-eaters. He
served as the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master.
Rebazar
Tarzs
Rebazar Tarzs. REE-bah-zahr
TAHRZ The torchbearer of
Eckankar
in the lower worlds; the spiritual teacher of many
ECK
Masters including Peddar Zaskq, or Paul
Twitchell, to whom he handed the Rod of ECK Power in
1965; said to be over five hundred years old, Rebazar
Tarzs lives in a hut in the Hindu Kush mountains and
appears to many as he helps the present Living ECK
Master in the works of Eckankar. He served as the
Mahanta, the Living ECK Master.
Peddar Zaskq
(Paul Twitchell)
Twitchell, Paul. The Mahanta, the
Living ECK Master from 1965 until his translation from
the physical in 1971; he brought the modern teachings of Eckankar
to the peoples of the world through his many books,
lectures, and writings; as the spiritual head of
Eckankar, he brought new life and hope to thousands.
(Also known as Paulji or Peddar Zaskq.)
Rami
Nuri
Rami Nuri. RAH-mee NOO-ree
The
ECK Master who is the guardian of the holy book,
the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, on the Pinda Lok, the
physical world, at the House of Moksha, Temple of
Golden Wisdom in the city of Retz, Venus. The letter
M appears on his forehead. He served as the
Mahanta, the Living ECK Master.
Fubbi Quantz
Fubbi Quantz. FOO-bee
KWAHNTS The Mahanta, the Living ECK Master
during the time of Buddha, about 500
B.C. He completed his mission, then
immortalized his body, and is now the guardian of
the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad at the Katsupari Monastery in
northern Tibet. A teacher of Firdusi, the Persian
poet, he was also the spiritual guide for Columbus
and encouraged his voyage to the Americas in order
to revitalize the depleted nutrition of the
Europeans.
Towart
Managi
Towart Managi. TOH-wahrt mah-NAH-gee
The
ECK Master in charge of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad in
the Temple of Golden Wisdom on the Mental Plane in the
city of Mer Kailash; as guardian his title is the Koji
Chanda. He was the Mahanta, the Living ECK Master in
Abyssinia, an ancient kingdom in what is now Ethiopia.
Lai Tsi
Lai Tsi. lie TSEE The
Chinese
ECK Master who is the guardian of the
Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad on the Saguna Lok, the Etheric
Plane, at the Temple of Golden Wisdom in the city of
Arhirit. He served as the Mahanta, the Living ECK
Master.
Gopal Das
Gopal Das. GOH-pahl DAHS
The Mahanta, the Living ECK Master in Egypt, 3000
B.C., who founded the mystery
cults of Osiris and Isis; the guardian of the fourth
section of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad on the Astral Plane;
he teaches at the Temple of Golden Wisdom there.
Kata
Daki
Kata Daki. KAH-tah DAH-kee
An
ECK Master in the Ancient Order of Vairagi Adepts.
Although her true age is beyond belief, she appears to
be in her midtwenties to early thirties. She is five and
a half feet tall. Her light brown (honey-blond) hair
often falls to her shoulders, but she changes hairstyles
to fit her duties. Like all the ECK Masters, she serves
Sugmad (God) by helping others find the Mahanta, the
Living ECK Master. Her pet project is to help people get
back on their feet during hardship.
