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    we must never use our knowledge to
    control or manipulate others.
    Golden-tongued Wisdom
    There are two elements of the ECK-
    Vidya which play a role in the life of the average person. These are called the
    Golden-tongued Wisdom and the waking
    dream.
    The Golden-tongued Wisdom is a phe-
    nomenon which trains people to look for spiritual guidance in the most mundane of events. For instance, you could be
    shopping in a store when the clerk suddenly makes a casual remark to you.
    Though innocent enough in itself, the comment has some specific spiritual meaning to you.
    It’s as if the ECK is speaking to you
    through the unwitting channel of the
    store clerk. Or perhaps you turn on the radio and begin listening to the lyrics of a popular song. The message inspires you, and you see the solution to a current problem. With an open heart, you can hear
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    Divine Spirit speaking to you through the Golden-tongued Wisdom.
    The Waking Dream
    A variation on the principle of the
    Golden-tongued Wisdom is the waking
    dream. The waking dream is another
    vehicle through which Divine Spirit communicates to you. But these experiences are more couched in symbols, similar to dream experiences.
    Say a man is shown a picture of a
    butterfly, but in his mind it looks like a bee. A few hours later, he hears his wife mention the letter B. A week later, a friend asks if he is getting enough B vitamins.
    Now the connection between all three
    events becomes clear to him. He starts taking extra B vitamins, and a health
    problem he’d asked for help with improves.
    Soul, the higher self, made sense of
    the symbolic events, and the message
    made its way to the conscious mind. This is an example of the waking dream.
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    To learn more about the theory and
    practice of the ECK-Vidya, you can read The ECK-Vidya, Ancient Science of
    Prophecy by Paul Twitchell. More specific information on the Golden-tongued Wisdom and the waking dream can be
    found in Harold Klemp’s books The Art of Spiritual Dreaming , The Eternal Dreamer ,and The Dream Master .
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    Solving Problems
    he spiritual life is not meant to
    Tfinally end the succession of problems, for they are given as opportunities for Soul’s unfoldment. What the spiritual student does develop, however, is the inner link with the ECK, the Holy Spirit.
    Thus he taps into the Supreme Creative Force that guides him around all the blocks in his path that once defeated him.
    One’s ability to take charge of his own life increases. This is a solid step toward self-mastery and that state of consciousness called the kingdom of heaven.
    Harold Klemp
    A Modern Prophet Answers Your
    Key Questions about Life
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    In any subject you take in school,
    whether it’s science, math, history, or art, the secret to success is problem solving. Generally, the solution is contained within the problem. The more experienced you become, the more problems you solve, the more you grow in mastery and confidence, especially with problem solving on a mental level.
    The same is true in the school of life.
    Sometimes, however, the problems we face seem beyond our abilities. Here is our opportunity to grow spiritually. Knowing how to work with the ECK, Divine Spirit, helps us overcome the fear of facing something that seems beyond our ability. We live a much more joyful, fulfilling life.
    Knowing how to strike a balance between doing everything within our power to
    address a problem and handing it over to the ECK is the secret of problem solving from a spiritual perspective.
    Whether the problems we face are
    financial or health related or spring from a lack of self-discipline, there are spiri-84
    tual exercises to help us address
    them. The following are a couple of
    examples.
    The Fine Art of
    Knowing When to Give Up
    A short while ago, an ECKist found
    himself in a discouraging financial position. He looked at the stack of bills on his desk for mortgage, car payment,