On Apr 6, 2:04=A0pm, "Rich" <deadm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I have the originals. They was sent out as monthly discourses.
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> 1971
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> Etznab wrote:
> > =A0 I'm not going to give quotes here, but I am looking
> > to determine the original Copyright date for the book:
> > "ECKANKAR PRESENTS, LETTERS TO A CHELA".
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> > =A0 The reason to forego quotes is that I don't know
> > whether this was an Initiates-Only book, discourse
> > series, or whatever.
>
> > =A0 The copy I'm familiar with mentions Paul Twitchell
> > on the cover and appears to suggest it was literally
> > authored by Paul Twitchell. This would be the 1980
> > Copyright version of that book.
>
> > =A0 In 1980, Drawin Gross was the spiritual leader
> > of Eckankar. And if you believe what is written in
> > the first letter on page 10, (IMO) it would appear
> > that Darwin Gross was the "Mahanta, the Living
> > Eck Master". (large and small caps illustrated
> > differently in actual quote).
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> > =A0 Reading through that book I got the impression
> > that it was not entirely "written" by Paul Twitchell.
> > In other words, not entirely authored by him. Yet,
> > I have yet to locate an illustration in the book to
> > clarify that, in fact, this was not the actual case.
>
> > =A0 The original copyright, the first version of this
> > book, is what I'm curious about. Because if the
> > 1980 version was authored by Paul Twitchell,
> > why does one of the letters suggest the name
> > of his successor as the present (1980) master?
> > Did Paul Twitchell (who died in 1971) write, or
> > author that? Reminds me a little of Moses and
> > the "idea" that he authored Deuteronomy.
>
> > =A0 It's creepy I have to admit, but for someone
> > who claimed to keep Paul Twitchell's works
> > in their original form, it sure looks (to me) like
> > Darwin Gross (or someone) took the liberty of
> > "re-writing" those letters.
>
> > =A0 This was Copyright 1980. A critical year in
> > the history of Eckankar, in my opinion. Does
> > anybody know if this was a discourse series,
> > for 2nd-Initiates and above only, or one of the
> > books available to the public? For research &
> > educational purposes I want to consider the
> > "history" behind this book.
>
> > =A0 Mostly, I'm trying to determine the number
> > of versions for this book. If 1980 was the first
> > one. Secondly, I'm trying to determine if the
> > leader of Eckankar can "re-write" the works
> > of the former leader, while at the same time
> > attributing author****p ("apparently") to him
> > (the former leader) only.
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Rich,
Thanks for sharing that, Rich. I wonder if the
discourses were completed (all 12) just before
Paul died, in September, 1971.
Etznab
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