What we’re about
This group is operated by the New York Satsang Society, Inc., A Chartered Affiliate of Eckankar, October 1, 2022. Welcome to ECKANKAR: Exploring Spirituality in the Hudson Valley.
You can learn more about ECKANKAR at: eckankar.org
This Meetup provides information about public ECK activities in the Hudson Valley area, all of which are open to the general public, who are warmly welcomed to attend.
ECK Community HU Chants
Explore your potential for greater happiness, love, and understanding by chanting HU
It is scientifically proven that there are many benefits of chanting a sacred sound. All are invited to participate in chanting the sacred word HU. HU is an ancient name for God, and the benefits of chanting it include a sense of inner peace, insights into challenges, improved health, attunement with one’s spiritual nature, and a greater awareness of life and love. Hosted by New York Satsang Society Inc., a chartered affiliate of Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God.
The Community HU Chant, which lasts for about 12 minutes, is open to people of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds.
Hear the sound of HU at [www.HearHU.org](http://www.hearhu.org).
ECK Light and Sound Services
You are warmly invited to attend an ECK Light and Sound Service.
Each service focuses on an aspect of Eckankar, and features a reading from the ECK works, a HU chant, and a group discussion of spiritual principles at work in daily life.
Services may also include creative arts, a talk, or a video excerpt of a talk by Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader of Eckankar. The ECK Light and Sound Service lasts about an hour. Join others seeking to bring more divine love into their lives at this special celebration of the Light and Sound of God.
ECK Spiritual Discussions
ECK Spiritual discussions include roundtable discussions focused on the many facets of living the spiritual life in today's world. Discuss how past lives, dreams and Soul Travel help you find God.
Are you one of the millions who have heard God speak to you through a profound spiritual experience? Did you understand it or find it puzzling? The Voice of God speaks to us today; and you don't need to be a prophet or saint to hear It. You can share your spiritual experiences with others at an ECK Spiritual Discussion forum. Topics may include : Karma, Reincarnation, Love, What is Eckankar, and how to solve problems spiritually.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Network event8 attendees from 5 groups hostingCome to Know the Reason for LivingECKANKAR Center of Rochester, East Rochester, NY
Discover the Sound of HU to fill yourself with love and connect with Divine Spirit.
Can singing an ancient, sacred name for God with love reveal the very reason you were created? Can the highest of any love be yours to give and receive for all time? Come for an inspiring experience of personal chanting and contemplation with the uplifting sound of HU, an ancient mantra that opens the heart to the love of God and spiritual insights. Then join in an exploration of the spiritual topics that arise from this inner focus.
“So what is the reason for living?
“Life is God’s blessing to each Soul—you—to learn how to give and receive love. That’s what’s going on behind the scenes in this great laboratory of life.
“The secret of all time is that we are each to be a steward of divine love.
“Sing HU, and the blessings of love will find you.”
—Harold Klemp, The Sound of Soul, p. 6
With the warmest welcome, you are invited to join an in-person Sound of Soul event, titled “Come to Know the Reason for Living,” that will take place on Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Eckankar Center of Rochester, 312 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, New York 14445.
All are welcome!
More Information
Would you like to create your own Soul Adventure? Guests who attend our event will receive a unique workbook and journal, titled Raise Your Spiritual IQ!, that offers creative techniques and spiritual exercises. To learn more about this journal, you can visit Eckankar’s Official YouTube channel to view this short, just over a minute, video by clicking on this link: Experience Journal videoFor more information regarding local events in the Rochester, NY area, call 585-288-4721 or email us at eckankarrochesterny@gmail.com .
The Eckankar Center of Rochester is located at 312 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY 14445.For more Eckankar events in New York state, taking place online or in-person, please visit our NY Eckankar website at https://eckankar-ny.org .
- Network event17 attendees from 8 groups hostingSing HU to Live in the Heart of Divine LoveLink visible for attendees
Discover the Sound of HU to fill yourself with love and connect with Divine Spirit.
Experience the transformative power of the HU chant at our Sound of Soul event. Join us for a 12-minute session of chanting this sacred sound to connect with the divine within yourself. Discover the peace, clarity, and spiritual growth that comes from immersing yourself in the uplifting vibrations of the HU. A facilitator-led spiritual conversation will follow the HU song.
“Live your life as if you are one with the HU, so that every moment of your life is a spiritual exercise.
“When you are talking to a stranger, when you are with your loved ones, you are a spiritual exercise.
“You are living and moving in the body of Divine Spirit.”
—Harold Klemp, The Sound of Soul, p. 63
Barbara Devine, a long-time student of Eckankar, warmly invites to join us for this online Sound of Soul Event, “Sing HU to Live in the Heart of Divine Love,” on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm. All are welcome!
HU is a sacred mantra. Singing HU can bring healing for body, mind, and spirit. It enables you to open your heart to experience the miracles that occur when you give and receive love.
More Information:
Would you like to create your own Soul Adventure? Guests who attend our event will be able to download a unique workbook and journal, titled Raise Your Spiritual IQ!, that offers creative techniques and spiritual exercises. To learn more about this journal you can visit Eckankar’s Official YouTube channel to view this short, just over a minute, video by clicking on this link: Experience Journal videoThis event will be hosted on Zoom. The Zoom link and phone-in access numbers will be sent to those who register on the day of the event.
For more Eckankar events in New York State, please visit our web page at: https://eckankar-ny.org
- Network event11 attendees from 7 groups hostingRevitalize Your Spiritual Life with The Easy Way Discourse ClassesLink visible for attendees
Join The Easy Way Satsang course and let the spiritual transformation begin!
The Easy Way Discourses are a living road map to spiritual transformation! By becoming a student of ECK and exploring one discourse a month of this wonderful series, The Easy Way Discourses, you will find greater insight into life situations. This unique study series is called a Satsang which is a spiritual forum for ECK students to explore the wisdom of the ECK discourses and will meet monthly to focus on one lesson per month for the next 12 months.
“As you study the teachings of ECK, you will experience a series of changes in your heart and mind—changes that bring more love, joy, and purpose into your life.”
—ECKANKAR’s Spiritual Living Courses: The Easy Way Brochure
You are warmly invited to attend The Easy Way Discourses Satsang classes, via Zoom, for our third class on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm, and monthly thereafter on the fourth Wednesday of each month, for a total of 12 sessions.
This Satsang class is open to all students of Eckankar who live within New York State or Bermuda and have their own copy of The Easy Way Discourses.
The Easy Way Discourses are available with a one-year enrollment in Eckankar. At the end of a year, you have a choice to renew and continue studying other discourses, or not to renew. (Please see below for the enrollment link.)
Once you have enrolled as a student in Eckankar, you may register for this Satsang class by contacting Peggy at youngspeggy30@gmail.com
This third session, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, is the last opportunity for new students to join this class. After this date, the class will be closed to new students.
Enrollment Information:
To enroll directly in this Advanced Spiritual Living course, and receive The Easy Way Discourses, click on the link below that takes you to the ECKANKAR web page:
Spiritual Living Courses Enrollment | ECKANKARThe Easy Way Discourses can help you:
• Solve everyday problems.
• Tap into divine love within.
• Bring a new attitude to life.
• Meet challenges with joy!Sally and Grant Pentoney will serve as Arahata and Assistant Arahata, respectively.
More Information:
• To learn more, please visit:
https://www.eckankar.org/engage/advanced-spiritual-living/
• To enroll, please visit: https://www.eckankar.org/membership-start/
• The Easy Way Discourses will be mailed to you.
• The discourses can also be accessed online using your Eckankar ID.This could be a spiritual adventure of your lifetime! To explore this opportunity more, enjoy this Discover Eckankar and Advanced Spiritual Living video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s78XVcM7HWI&t=4s - Network event16 attendees from 7 groups hostingInitiations—Taking a Step Closer to GodLink visible for attendees
Discover the power of spiritual initiations that bring greater awareness of divine love between Soul and the Holy Spirit.
Join us as we explore how spiritual initiations are steppingstones that bring us closer to God. We will discuss how these sacred moments offer us a change in consciousness so that we may grasp more deeply our divine nature as Soul. Bring your insights and experiences from your own spiritual journey.
“Each person, regardless of his outer initiation, is capable of spiritual greatness. Each initiation is an invitation from the Living ECK Master to take the next step on the way home to God.”
—ECKANKAR—Ancient Wisdom for Today, p. 106
You are warmly welcome to attend an online spiritual discussion on the booklet, ECKANKAR—Ancient Wisdom for Today, on Sunday, July 27, 2025, 11:00 am–12:00 pm, titled “Initiations—Taking a Step Closer to God.” The discussion will focus on Chapter 10, “Initiations.” Bring your stories about tuning in to spiritual guidance to discover solutions to problems that arise in your life. All are welcome!
Although it is not necessary to have the book to attend this discussion, ECKANKAR—Ancient Wisdom for Today can be obtained or downloaded for free from the main ECKANKAR website at the link below: http://www.eckankar.org/FreeBook/index.htm
This event is sponsored by Eckankar in Rochester, NY. Jim Modera, long-time student of Eckankar, will facilitate this discussion. Jim is looking forward to hearing your stories and questions.
More information:
Would you like to create your own Soul Adventure? Guests who attend our event will be able to download a unique workbook and journal, titled Raise Your Spiritual IQ!, that offers creative techniques and spiritual exercises. To learn more about this journal, you can visit Eckankar’s Official YouTube channel to view this short, just over a minute, video by clicking on this link: Experience Journal videoThe discussion will be hosted on Zoom. An email with the Zoom link and phone-in information will be sent to those who RSVP on the day of the event.
For more information regarding local events in the Rochester, NY area, call 585-288-4721 or email us at eckankarrochesterny@gmail.com
The ECKANKAR Center of Rochester is located at 312 W. Commercial St. E. Rochester, 14445.
Past events (675)
See all- Network event31 attendees from 8 groups hostingLiving a Soul-Directed LifeThis event has passed