2008 ECK Worldwide Seminar Temple of ECK Events
The dedication of the Temple of ECK on October 22, 1990, opened a new page in spiritual history. While this historic event was momentous, another will be far greater: the inner dedication of each person who comes to the Temple of ECK.
—Sri Harold Klemp
The Temple of ECK
Begin your spiritual new year at the ECKANKAR Spiritual Center. While here, you can renew yourself spiritually in the following ways:
Special ECK New Year Celebrations at the Temple of ECK, Thursday, October 23: at noon, 3:30 p.m., and 7:05 p.m. Buses load at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. from the Minneapolis Convention Center. Buses leave the Temple of ECK immediately after each event. If you miss your bus, taxi from the Temple to downtown is approximately $35. (Tours not available on Thursday.)
Friday through Sunday: Take the trail walks, or go inside the Temple to enjoy tours, quiet contemplation in the chapel, HU songs in the sanctuary, or conversation among friends in the fellowship hall. View art tapestries of the ECK Masters in the chapel. Outdoors, stroll the Temple trails, visit the outdoor ECK Celebrations of Life Chapel, and join a HU song (weather permitting).
Sunday: Enjoy special tours, including a HU song, at the Eckankar Spiritual Center (ESC), the newest building on the spiritual campus. Catch a shuttle from the Temple of ECK from 12:05–2:35 p.m., walk from the Temple of ECK, or drive to the ESC on Sunday, October 26, noon–5:30 p.m.
Buses to the Temple: There will be busing between the convention center and the Temple of ECK, Thursday–Sunday. Buses load Thursday at the Minneapolis Convention Center one and a half hours before each ECK New Year celebration and return after the celebration.
On Friday/Saturday, buses leave the convention center every half hour, 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. On Sunday, buses leave every half hour from the convention center, 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The last bus leaves the Temple at 6:15 p.m. Shuttles from the Temple to the airport on Sunday ($15) will leave every hour from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Temple of ECK Hours
| Sunday, October 19 | noon to 4:30 p.m. |
| Monday, October 20 | noon to 9:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, October 21 | noon to 9:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, October 22 | 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, October 23 | 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Friday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 25 | 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, October 26 | noon to 7:00 p.m. |
| Monday, October 27 | 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, October 28 | noon to 3:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, October 29 | noon to 9:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, October 30 | noon to 2:00 p.m. |
