Prem Rawat — The Possibility of Peace Within

Play It With Passion

“The human being is an incredibly sensitive, experiencing instrument,” says Prem Rawat. “Place in it the truth that resides in you, and it will sing out with ecstasy. Play it with the passion it deserves, and you will hear sounds you have been yearning to hear all your life.”
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Made to Enjoy

Prem Rawat talks about the human being’s need to be comfortable and avoid pain. “What do you like to hear?” he asks. “That which brings you enjoyment. What do you like to see? That what brings you enjoyment. This is how you are. This is who you are.”
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Passion

Prem Rawat talks about the difference between a true passion and a hobby. “Whatever it is I am passionate about,” he says, “I need for that to be real, not a figment of my imagination. And it has to be amazing. Passion isn’t one of those things that you generate. You unleash it. It’s already there in you. You open the gates, and it comes pouring out.”
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TPRF Donates US250,000 to Build "Food for People" Facility in Rural Nepal

TPRF is donating $250,000 to build and maintain a sustainable "Food For People" facility in Tasarpu village, Nepal. Premsagar Foundation Nepal, a charity seeking to relieve Nepal's poor, will spearhead the project. The Tasarpu center will provide nutritious hot meals year-round to approximately 500 children.
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Prem Rawat - 'The Seed of Kindness'

Prem Rawat says, “When we come in this world, we’re given seeds. There is the seed of anger, but there is also a seed of kindness. There is a seed of love…a seed of understanding. Whatever seed you have sown in your garden of life is what you’re going to sit under to rest. You have the intelligence to choose what will benefit you the most.”
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Making a Difference

There are “6.7 billion reasons why there should be peace on this earth—6.7 billion being the population of this earth, approximately,” says Prem Rawat. “And we, the people, can make the difference for peace on this earth.”
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The Prem Rawat Foundation Donates US$10,000 for Disabled in Niger

TPRF has made a grant of $10,000 to provide food for more than 750 disabled women and children in Niamey, Niger, who are in various educational and training programs. Mme. Mahadi Zeinabou Sangaré, coordinator of the program, said that the grant will enable women and children in the program facing abject poverty to “stay in the NGO center rather than beg for food in the streets.”
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Prem Rawat - 'The Voyage'

“Happy feels good. Joyful feels very good,” says Prem Rawat. “So perhaps the purpose of this voyage is not suffering, but to be able to experience the ultimate experience. Why should we experience this? When you do, you experience the truest, truest, happiness.”
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Dancing with Gratitude

Prem Rawat talks about the possibility of feeling peace and joy and the gratitude it brings. “Gratitude comes when there is a beautiful experience of life,” he says, “when it is not full of words, doctrines, and dogmas, but it is filled with a simple reality.”
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A Calling from Within

Prem Rawat talks about the need to feel peace. “I can live without my cell phone, and I can live without my computer,” he says. “But I cannot live without feeling peace in my life. Have you felt that need? Do you understand your calling from within?”
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The Want for Peace

“The want for peace has been on the face of this earth as long as there have been human beings,” says Prem Rawat. “The need for peace was identified a long time ago. And the need for peace comes from within you.”
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Call for Peace

“Wars happen again and again,” says Prem Rawat. “And every time there is a war, there is a call for peace. Is that a new invention? No. The call for peace has been there. The quest for peace is within us, and the solution to peace also lies within us.”
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Prem Rawat - 'Bridge of Life'

Prem Rawat tells a story of life and the potential to enjoy it to the fullest. “The purpose is not to entertain you. There is a simple and beautiful reality, and it’s the most magnificent story. It is about what is—this beautiful creation in an incredibly hostile universe.”
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$20,000 Grant from TPRF to Support Prison Telecasts

TPRF has donated $20,000 to the Maryland-based Correctional Education Association (CEA) to underwrite the costs of telecasts on the Transforming Lives Network (TLN) that present Prem Rawat’s message of hope and the possibility of personal fulfillment to U.S. prison populations. CEA sources say the TLN programs reach at least 500,000 and as many as 900,000 inmates nationwide as well as about 300,000 correctional staff and workers. Anne Charles, project director for TLN, said, “We believe that ‘Words of Peace’ will help bring positive change to offenders and corrections workers.”
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Who We Are

“The baby knows how to cry, how to laugh, how to be,” says Prem Rawat. “These are innate. These are fundamental things nobody has to teach. The desire for peace is also fundamental. This is who we are. This is our foundation, our need, from our heart.”
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$26,000 Grant from TPRF Aids Flood Victims in Ecuador

TPRF has donated $26,000 to Montañas de Esperanza or Mountains of Hope (MdE), a local non-profit in northern Ecuador, to provide relief to flood victims in the coastal village of Santa Lucia. The grant will supply 32 tons of vital food supplies to feed 1,500 families (c.7,500 people) for one month. This will be one of the largest deliveries of aid to flood victims by a non-government agency on the Ecuadorian coast to date.
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Love

“Do you know that, wherever you go, whatever you do, there is love in you and there is hate in you?” asks Prem Rawat. “Do not be under the misunderstanding that the love is in someone else. No, no, no. Love is in you.”
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Prem Rawat’s Message of Peace Requested by Indigenous People of South America

Leaders in several Quechuan villages in Ecuador have requested DVDs featuring Prem Rawat’s Words of Peace presentations in their own language after introductory events were held there. This is the first time they have been available in Quechua in the rural and remote mountain settlements where that is the primary language. One village leader said, “This message is very beautiful. It helps the families here stay together, and that is why I want the message to stay in the community.”
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Prem Rawat - "Personal Quest"

Prem Rawat talks about a personal quest for peace, “a peace not of consequences but an individual peace for every human being on the face of this earth. People want to stop wars, conflicts, but nobody addresses the individual—from where peace has to begin.”
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One by One

Prem Rawat talks about how each person has been given something—the gift of life, of breath, of serenity—but we do not understand its value. Each one of us needs to feel peace, he says. And to light the world, we need to be lit up one by one.
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The Miracle Is Existence

Prem Rawat talks about the miracle of life. “The most beautiful miracle is: from nowhere comes this breath and brings the gift of life to you. This is your story. One breath at a time. That’s your beat. That’s your rhythm. Do you understand what a miracle this is?”
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What Reality?

Prem Rawat talks about the reality that comes with being alive: “This is the only reality, the only kind of reality that allows you to be rich and to be poor. Allows you to shed a few tears and to crack a smile. Allows you to dance and to sit still. Allows you to call others your own. Allows you to be an uncle, a mother, a dad, an aunt. Because without that reality, none of this is possible.”
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Prem Rawat - "When You Find Yourself Alive"

“All of a sudden, you find yourself alive. Now what do you do?” asks Prem Rawat. “You try to find some meaning, some answers.” While you are alive, he says, “you have the opportunity to fulfill yourself. This has been the possibility for every human being throughout time. And this is your possibility.”
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TPRF Breakfast Program for Indigenous Australian School Children Exceeds Expectations

In less than a year, the School Breakfast Program funded by TPRF in partnership with Oxfam Australia has more than doubled in size and has helped bring about dramatic improvements in school attendance and performance. An Oxfam official said, “In addition to the direct health benefits, teachers have commented on the children’s improved behavior and performance in class.”
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On Being Fulfilled

Maharaji talks about being fulfilled in the journey of life. “Fulfillment cannot be weighed,” he says. “There is no scale for it. When you have one one-billionth of fulfillment, it is the same as having a universe full of fulfillment.”

"Resources of Peace"

Maharaji talks about a peace that has nothing to do with religion, geographical boundaries, ideas, or wishes. Rather, he says, there is an aspiration for peace that is universal. “And the resources of the joy, the peace that you are looking for” he says, “exists with you.”

"The Ocean Inside"

Maharaji quotes a couplet from a 14th century Indian poet, "That there is a drop in the ocean, everyone knows. But that there is an ocean in the drop, only a few understand." "You are the drop," he says, "and there is an ocean inside of you that you can know."

Desperate for Peace

“Have you ever felt desperate for peace?” Maharaji asks. He talks about how people often hide their need for peace planning for tomorrow, for their favorite day to come. But that one day, he says, can only come as today.

Prem Rawat 'A Witness to Beauty'

Maharaji, as Prem Rawat is widely known, talks about a way to look within where people can be introduced to themselves. “If you ever want to see a wonder,” he says, “I suggest you take a look at yourself. Not the concepts, not the ideas, not the goods, not the bads. But a timeless purity of existence. A witness to the beauty that is.”

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Prem Rawat - 'Living Is a Celebration'

Maharaji, as Prem Rawat is widely known, talks about understanding the difference between juggling daily activities and the need of the heart to feel fulfilled. “Living is a celebration,” he says, “And you need to thrive every single day that has been provided to you.”
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"Maximum Benefit"

Prem Rawat talks about recognizing the ultimate blessing in life: “Breath has been bestowed upon us. And not just once, but again and again and again.” He says that finding peace and joy is each person’s potential, “where you can take maximum benefit of this existence.”
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The Message of Prem Rawat

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A World onto Yourself

Prem Rawat talks about the miracle of existence. “Look around you as the sun rises, and…as the sun sets,” he says. “Look at you as the time envelops you and you pass into that time. Look at you. You are a world unto yourself.”
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Prem Rawat Speaks in the Senate of Argentina

In recognition of TPRF’s humanitarian work, Prem Rawat was invited to speak at the Argentine Senate by Claudio Jacoy, president of the National Forum for Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, and Ambassador Oscar Laborde, vice president of the White Helmets, a UN-affiliated humanitarian aid and peacekeeping agency. These three organizations are rolling out a pilot program where tapes from Prem Rawat’s message of peace, along with other materials, are made available to people in prisons in Argentina.
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Prem Rawat – 'The Heart Speaks'

Maharaji talks about the similarity in every human being: the want from the heart to be fulfilled. "Why not get in touch with that perfection that is within you?" he asks. "Why not understand what your heart is trying to say to you?"”

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The Prem Rawat Foundation Funds Indigenous Australian School Breakfast Program

TPRF has partnered with Oxfam of Australia to help develop and implement a breakfast program for indigenous schoolchildren in northern Queensland. One of the teachers commented, “When children have skipped breakfast in the morning, their levels of concentration are limited and they start to become disruptive. This project is making a difference with the children’s learning development.”
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TPRF continues to reach out to bring food, water, and medical necessities to people most in need all over the world. Your support is most appreciated.

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Prem Rawat - 'War and Peace'

Talking about the potential for every human being to be in peace, Maharaji (as Prem Rawat is widely known), makes a distinction between outside wars and inner wars, peace in the world and peace within each person. “What you are looking for — your most fundamental needs,” he says, “are based upon you being a human being.”
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Prem Rawat - 'Knowing Who You Are'

“There are more important things going on inside of you than you realize,” Maharaji says. “When you begin to know yourself, you begin understand the stage on which truly a dance of life is taking place. A dance that is beautiful. A dance that is all about you.”
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Prem Rawat - 2006 in Review

In 2006 Maharaji addressed audiences in 21 countries bringing his message of hope and peace in person to more than one million people, while his Foundation completed its fifth year of humanitarian giving.

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Maharaji’s tours started in 2006 with an event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he addressed students and aspirants. 

The next day, he was on his way to India, where, in the course of four weeks, he attended 23 events in 12 locations, including the inauguration of the Food for People facility in Bantoli. Many of these events took place in the countryside and were attended mostly by people from villages. Five events were attended by more than 90,000 people; one was attended by 200,000.

Soon, Maharaji was in Barcelona, Spain, where he attended a two-day meeting held by people involved in helping to spread his message around the world. The meeting was followed by a public event with more than 2,000 people in attendance.

Two weeks later, Maharaji was at the United Nations in New York, where he delivered the keynote address at a special event held in honor of the support provided by TPRF to the United Nations Development Programme’s Community Water Initiative in Ghana and the National Council of Women of the United States’ Water Well Project in Ghana.

The event was attended by distinguished representatives of the UN in New York, as well as by government and civic leaders from the area. Presenting Maharaji with the Distinguished International Humanitarian Achievement Award, Mary Singletary, president of the National Council of Women of the United States, said,  “This award is given to you in recognition of outstanding leadership, profound commitment, and exceptional contributions to the quality of life for women, children, and families, and for the inspirational global influence of your message: Peace comes when we begin to look within.”

The next day, Maharaji was on his way to Montreal, Canada, where he attended an event and then on to Europe for an event in Hamburg. Two weeks later, an event in Los Angeles was followed by another in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Ten days later, Maharaji was in Malmö, Sweden. Responding to an invitation from the president of Rotary International, he delivered the keynote address at the pre-convention meeting for delegates of Rotaract—a division of Rotary International for people age 18 to 30. Rotaract has 182,000 members from more than 140 countries.

Next, on to Marseilles, France, where nearly 4,000 people heard his message of peace. A week later, Maharaji was in Cotonou, Benin, where he addressed people who had traveled from all over West Africa to hear him speak. He made his first visit to the Canary Islands, where people had been inviting him to come for years. He went on to The Hague, Netherlands, also for the first time, and five more locations for public events in Europe.

Shortly after that, 25,000 people under the age of 25 greeted him at an event in India celebrating the 40th anniversary of Maharaji bringing his message of peace. The vice president of India welcomed him, saying, “I want Maharaji’s message to reach the people around the world.”

After an event for students in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he presented his message to the Chinese community at the invitation of the Chinese Malay Association. Maharaji was welcomed by the minister of health. The minister of education was also there to greet him.

After another event in India and one in Mauritius, Maharaji traveled to South America. In Florianopolis, Brazil, at the International University of Peace, Pierre Weil, the rector, appointed Maharaji Ambassador of Peace.

Two days later, Maharaji was in Argentina for an event with more than 4,000 people. The next day he was presenting his message at the Senate of Argentina, at the invitation of the United Nations’ White Helmets as well as the Forum of Human Rights and Humanitarian Action.

From Buenos Aires, Maharaji went on to Quito, Ecuador, where before an event with a capacity audience, he received the distinction of “Illustrious Guest” from the representative of the mayor.

On his way to a four-day event near Brisbane, Australia, he stopped in Wellington, New Zealand, to share his message of peace on the occasion of the UN International Day of Peace. The event took place at the Parliament of New Zealand. The United Nations Association of New Zealand and the member of parliament for Wellington joined forces with TPRF to help bring this event to life.

Before the year was out, Maharaji had spoken to over a million people in 21 countries, most of whom had come to hear him for the first time.

2006 Humanitarian Activities

In early 2006, TPRF’s humanitarian efforts were first directed to the victims of Hurricane Wilma in Cancun, Mexico. TPRF had helped rebuild roofs in 2005, and many people in other Mayan villages still needed help. TPRF funded the purchase of more roofing material to rebuild 250 more roofs.

Shortly after that, Maharaji inaugurated the first Food for People facility in a village called Bantoli, in a tribal area in northeastern India. The 10,000 square-foot custom-built facility was developed in consultation with local tribal elders and with full support of villagers. Each day, year-round, 1,000 free hot meals are distributed to children and another 500 meals to adults. Part of the food served is grown on the land around the facility. The facility is operated by Premsagar Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and funding is provided by TPRF.

Two months later, following mudslides in the Philippines, TPRF made a significant contribution to the Philippine National Red Cross for food packs. At the same time, a free vision clinic was held in northeastern India.

During a special event at the UN in New York, on behalf of TPRF, Maharaji gave significant contributions to the United Nations Development Programme and to the National Council of Women of the United States for water well programs in Ghana.

Following a series of earthquakes in Indonesia, TPRF made three contributions to Yayasan Dian Desa, the Indonesian Development of Education and Permaculture Foundation, and the World Food Programme to repair water wells and feed people.

After turmoil struck in the Middle East, the Foundation made a contribution to another reputable nonprofit organization, Oxfam, to bring clean water to people in need.

Last but not least, at the end of 2006, the Foundation entered into a three-year partnership with Oxfam to help improve the nutrition of indigenous Australian schoolchildren in northern Queensland.

 

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Prem Rawat - 'A Peace, Yet Undefined'

Maharaji talks about the difference between philosophies and a reality that each human being wants to know and is searching for: “A nature of a human being is to try to find. Always, always. Trying to find a comfort…a joy…a peace. A peace, yet undefined.”

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Prem Rawat - 'Every Minute Counts'

Maharaji, as Prem Rawat is widely known, talks about a fundamental need for peace that is innate to everyone. In a busy world where every minute counts, he says, of all the possibilities that exist, there is also the possibility for each person to be content.

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"Where Peace Begins", by Maharaji

“Where does peace begin?” asks Maharaji. “For as long as there have been human beings, there has been a desire for peace. The need for peace comes from within. Peace is the desire of the heart.”
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Avenues to Contentment

Maharaji talks about the search for contentment and the avenues and formulas to find it. “There is a magic formula,” he says. “In me, in you. The solution lies within us—in our understanding that, yes, peace is a possibility.”

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Maharaji (Prem Rawat) - "What You Perceive"

Maharaji talks about the importance of each person seeing what they have been given, based on their own individual experience, and fulfilling their truest thirst in life. "How much of what you perceive is because you have experienced it," he asks, "and how much of what you perceive is looking at this world through somebody else’s eyes?"
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'Writing History Now'

Maharaji talks about a peace that begins with each person, and about the possibility of making peace a reality: “What do you want in the history books of tomorrow?“ he says. “Do you want people to read about the existence of peace? Or do you want another repeated chapter of war?”
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"Know Thyself"

Maharaji speaks of peace, not just as something people want, but as something that everyone needs. While there are many formulas for achieving peace, he says, the domain of peace is within. That is the place to begin.

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Maharaji - 'Wearing Peace'

What would the world look like if every human being had peace? Maharaji was asked. “Every human being would look beautiful because human beings wear peace so well.”
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Prem Rawat - "A Gift Unparalleled"

Prem Rawat talks about the uniqueness of every human being, the incredible gift that it is to be alive, and the understanding that everything a person could ever want, they already have.
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The Value of Breath

Maharaji talks about how, while often the importance of a day is based upon failures or successes during that day, the value of existence is forgotten. The greatest value in existence, the greatest blessing, he says, is the breath.
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Prem Rawat - "Open the Door"

Maharaji talks about a peace that is not imagined, but is a reality. To have this peace, he says, a person only needs to open the door of the heart and let in the breeze that is waiting to be felt.
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Looking for Joy - by Maharaji

Maharaji compares a human life to a construction site—a work in progress that can become more magnificent than the greatest works of art.
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'Your Existence ' Video clip of Prem Rawat's address

Prem Rawat compares a human life to a construction site—a work in progress that can become more magnificent than the greatest works of art.
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Prem Rawat: 'The Fabric of Existence'

Maharaji talks about this special moment called “being alive” and about being aware of the peace inherent to existence. Maharaji says that the peace he talks about is “not an absence of something, but the very presence of something. . .the very fabric of who we are.”

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The Ability to Feel Joy

Maharaji talks about the uniqueness of every person and their ability to feel joy, to understand what it means to be fulfilled, and to appreciate every breath.

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A Race We Can Win

Maharaji talks about the thirst for the peace within, a peace that is not a solution to problems, but exists within everyone. It is something everyone can feel despite all the reasons we come up with for why we can't.

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That Feeling Inside

Maharaji talks about the thirst for the peace within, a peace that is not a solution to problems, but exists within everyone. It is something everyone can feel despite all the reasons we come up with for why we can't.

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A Singular Gift