Merle and Eckankar
August 20, 2021
Sometime in the 1990s Merle joined Eckankar, a relatively new religion that appears to be a synthesis of others along with its own new ideas. It uses music to a large degree and like ancient religions, including early Christianity, it emphasizes the importance of dreams. It is a firm supporter of reincarnation.
Merle became an active member of their Toronto chapter and made a number of trips to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they hold their conferences. She always came home happy.
Throughout her last years, I used to wonder at her ability to accept the suffering being imposed on her by rheumatoid arthritis and its accompanying lung disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. She almost never complained about her lot. But I'm convinced that a lot of that patience and endurance came from Eckankar.
Merle became an active member of their Toronto chapter and made a number of trips to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they hold their conferences. She always came home happy.
Throughout her last years, I used to wonder at her ability to accept the suffering being imposed on her by rheumatoid arthritis and its accompanying lung disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. She almost never complained about her lot. But I'm convinced that a lot of that patience and endurance came from Eckankar.