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explore from the quotes around the room.
    We read the intriguing paragraphs over and over again, and always they seemed new. The book seemed enchanted to us; it was like a fountain of wisdom.
    Here we had a collection of all the truths in the universe in one small book. The author’s writing had an otherworldly quality to it, an energy all its own. And the material answered so many of our questions. The presentation of the information was inspirational and poetic.
    The students and I all agreed on this. We loved it!
    The book told very little about the author, a man Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
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    named Paul Twitchell, and provided no way for us to find out more about him or this teaching called Eckankar.
    I began to do some research with my librarian friend and finally discovered that Paul Twitchell had passed away in 1971—several years earlier. That was all I could find. I gave her the title of the book, and she was going to try to find a copy for herself.
    At first, I was too absorbed in the book to think of it, but weeks later it finally dawned on me that I should contact the substitute teacher to at least thank him—
    and maybe find out what else he knew. Yet, he was nowhere to be found. Apparently, he had moved right after I met him.
    All we had was the book—our one outer link to a greater understanding of the mysteries of life.
    M any things happened in quick succession after I read the book by Paul Twitchell. My spiritual experiences began to mount as I pored through the book again and again. I applied myself to the spiritual exercises I read about and rejoiced in the results.
    And things happened in my outer life as well. My spiritual gains were reflected throughout my professional and personal life. I won an educational grant in journalism, and I was paid to accompany my very excited high-school journalism staff to a summer program at a major university. We all received scholarships for further study. The students won all the top awards, and our school gained recognition. I made enough extra money to take a carefree vacation, and life was delightful.
    While I was on vacation, I carefully reread
    ECKANKAR—The Key to Secret Worlds , looking for clari-fication of many of the mysteries I had been experiencing. From it, I gleaned an understanding of the timeless Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
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    principles of Eckankar, an ancient spiritual path. I marveled at how much of life was illuminated with such simplicity. Mysterious and lofty though it might have seemed, it now made wonderful sense to me. Through my own experience, I had seen many of the principles found in this book illustrated in my life.
    I now understood the quote-writing phenomenon in the classroom as a form of inner guidance. As I offered a simple prayer to be shown truth each day before entering the classroom, I was helping to open a door to great wisdom. Now I was beginning to see that there was inner guidance for my every move.
    But I did not yet know that Eckankar, with all the wisdom and blessings it brought, was part of something even bigger—that it was an ancient path emerging as a modern spiritual teaching, and that it answered the call of Soul for greater truth.
    God was leading me down this road to discovering more of who and what I am, as Soul. And my next step was to begin resolving karmic conditions—past memories and debts that held me back from fulfilling my spiritual mission.
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    You Will Have a Child
    Before You Are Thirty:
    Inner Guidance and Prophecy
    Once an individual makes a commitment to hold true to the teachings of ECK and follow the words of the Living ECK Master, it is a sure thing he will see his outer life run in new directions.
    The Law of Destiny, which has dictated the direction of his life to