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this point, is dismantled. The power is taken from that mechanism. A whole new chapter is begun when the Master turns the page in the Book of Life.
    —Harold Klemp
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    N o one asks you to follow the path of Eckankar or make a commitment to these
    spiritual studies. You may hear about the
    ECK teachings from a friend or loved one, or you may read a book or attend a presentation for the public; yet following this path is always a choice you make for yourself with absolute spiritual freedom. It is a private and personal decision.
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    When we make that decision, in many respects that is when the fun begins. My life may have looked topsy-turvy to some people, but to me it was exciting, intriguing, and full of spiritual blessings.
    Yet imagine my bewilderment when, sitting at a stoplight after school, an inner voice announced, “You will have a child before you are thirty, and it will change your life!”
    A wave of sadness filled me. I could not have children. Three different gynecologists had already explained this to me. I had made peace with it. Anyway, I was still single.
    I sat there at the traffic light and shook my head from side to side. Alone in my car, I replied out loud to the inner voice, “Sorry, no child. I cannot have children.”
    The voice came again—inner guidance, loud and clear. “You will have a child before you are thirty, and it will change your life.” The message was plain and deliberate. I did not hear it like an outer voice, but there was no mistaking the inner message.
    Having a child was a long-held inner desire I had never examined. It was a wish I had never even considered possible, a dream I had never allowed myself to believe was achievable. So I was reluctant to give the inner sensation any credence. My response to this profound inner message, even to myself, was self-protective and glib.
    “I wonder what that is about?” I questioned aloud.
    A child? This inner guidance was beyond my comprehension.
    I began to mull it over. Could it mean something other than actually having a baby? Could it mean a student—a child who would somehow come into my life and become very important to me? I was in my late twenties, so time was running out to have a child before Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
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    I was thirty. I would have to meet someone, date, fall in love, marry, conceive a child, and deliver, all within the next few years! If I were going to have a baby of my own, despite the gynecological prognosis against me, I would have to get very busy right away.
    I laughed dismissively as the light changed and I drove off.
    B y now, I had a working knowledge regarding inner nudges, subtle inner whisperings, and prophetic dreams of life. All wonderful forms of inner guidance, I believed they were a blessing and an important aspect of one’s relationship with God.
    I was happy to accept with gratitude the guidance I readily received, but I did not always immediately understand the intent of the messages. I was appreciative of the help and direction, yet sometimes a little confused. And occasionally, I did not like what I heard.
    Yet I was sure these messages contained wisdom that I needed, and I had come to treasure their presence in my life.
    Every day the Divine reaches out to us, if we have the eyes to see and the ears to hear. I knew that, and I cultivated an even closer relationship with God via the spiritual exercises I learned through the teachings of Eckankar. They gave me a deeper understanding of how God talks to us in myriad ways.
    But a baby? On that day, I would not even consider it further. Such a notion was completely foreign!
    Besides, I had my career to think of.
    “ T he school board would like to talk with you,”
    said the principal’s assistant.
    I was about to face