Albert Eschner
Al Eschner is a retired engineer, and a videographer, mystic, philosopher, world traveler, avid reader and adventurer.

He has taken his fascination with world culture, religions, and art and captured them with stunning images—both stills and video. He is the creator of the DVD:
"Worship of God in the Form of Mother Kali."
He created this video both to dispell the misconceptions the western world has about God in the form of the goddess Kali, but also as a devotional piece. The viewer can feel the power and sweetness of the puja shown on film.

He and his wife of over 50 years, Meg Eschner, co-created programs for the schools called Cultural Understanding Through the Arts sharing art and architecture from around the world. To name a few, he has traveled in India, Japan, Singapore, South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Bali, and Thailand.
"If I were to try to find one word to describe Al Eschner, it would be Devoted...this is a man devoted to his family, devoted to God and devoted to learning and growing. A man devoted to experiencing God in everyone and everything."
"To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it."

—Osho

"If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God… Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God." —Sri Ramakrishna
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

— Dalai Lama
"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden."

—Buddha
Al, Lauralyn, Meg, Eve, Kim, Gordy, Ed Eschner
circa 1975 (not pictured Steve, Wendy, Amy and Emily)
In addition to his many other accomplishments, Al is the loving and devoted father of four children: Gordy, Lauralyn, Eddy and Eve.