SOUL TRAVEL

more than a way to get from A to B!

LENE H. KRISTENSEN

We come into this world with a lot of baggage, the physical body for one, the emotions and the mind –these are our suitcases packed with lessons that we as Soul need to learn from and they are also the tools that will assist us in learning those lessons. In addition, we have a long history of other lives, some of which have a say in shaping the current life. All this baggage acts like coloured glass through which your true self, Soul, must view life – and make the best of it, like learning to discern truth for yourself.”

A measure of what is true for you must always be, does it work for me? Does this light me up? Do the techniques practised bring me closer to my own spark of infinite awareness? Feeling good and knowing volumes of stuff doesn’t cut it on a true spiritual path, because to learn about the baggage you came with can be uncomfortable at best and no amount of intellectual knowledge can tell you what only you need to know.

Your journey home to God, Soul returning to Its source, is a personal one – but you are not the only Soul on the way and some of those who have gone before, are looking back to assist us. These are Spiritual Masters and they live in a state of total awareness. If life is a school, then these Masters are the schoolteachers. Yet, how many of us attend this school without acknowledging the teacher?

The term ‘Master’ has many negative connotations in Australian society, perhaps it is a historical issue, but a true Master is purely a way shower, someone who guides you to become your own Master at your own pace. This also is a matter of experience – it is no wonder we need many lifetimes to work it all out.

Your spiritual journey comes down to what you want out of life and there are no judgements other than your own, because God is infinite and loves you as Soul, the same this life as the previous and the next. But if you are ready to learn about the spiritual universes that are as real as the physical world, how to identify the lessons you’ve come here to learn, look into the past lives that affect you today and have daily spiritual insights via the Light and Sound of God, the Holy Spirit, then perhaps learning about Soul Travel is for you.

The Mahanta, the Living ECK Master, Sri Harold Klemp says in his book “Our Spiritual Wake-up Calls”, “Soul Travel is living life at its fullest without having to look through any glass, clear or not. You are there. This physical world often is looking through a glass with smudges on it. As Soul, in Soul body, you don’t look through a glass of any sort. You’re there in full consciousness, which is what we try to lead you to at some point.”

While Soul Travel can be an instant and dramatic experience or shift in awareness, it is likely to take some time to familiarise yourself with the different aspects and practises. On a daily basis, most of us are buried in material, emotional and mental concerns, that are needed to function responsibly in this world. Any spiritual practise that works in your true interest will encourage and eventually smoothen out any efforts that you need to make to keep these sides of your life functioning at peak levels, while living in expanding spiritual awareness.

So why bother? This is just an opportunity. If you sense the call of Soul, the longing for answers, for the heart of God, to experience your own true nature, then Soul Travel is a way to explore and maybe fulfil this longing – that is all. Soul Travel doesn’t change any outer circumstances to make your life more palatable, but it does change you and through you, your life. It is inevitable – you are after all a spark of God.

Here’s a simple spiritual exercise to get you started. Practice it before bedtime and notice an increase in dreaming, perhaps lucid dreaming, which is another aspect of Soul Travel. Practice in the morning and notice the positive and calm energy it brings forth in you. Whenever you need a break you can easily do this exercise. If you want to still your thoughts or calm your emotions, you can do it with this exercise. Sit or lie down, making yourself comfortable. Focus your attention lightly on the spiritual eye between the eyebrows. In a long drawn out note sing the word HU (pronounced as the word Hue…).

You can do it silently or out loud. HU is an ancient name for God and singing HU is a love song to God.

Lene Kristensen is a long term member of Eckankar. She comes from a background in video production, international trade and publishing, and is currently writing a spiritual novel. Lene lives in Melbourne with her teenage daughter and pooch.