Prem Rawat’s “Words of Peace” Receives Brazilian TV
Award
“Words of Peace” won the highest award for Community TV programming in
Brazil for the se d time in three years. Fernando Mauro, president of
the Brazilian Association of
Community Television Channels, said, “The great success of ‘Words
of Peace’ is generated from the viewers’ natural identification with
Prem Rawat’s wise message of inner peace. We extend our gratitude to
Prem Rawat, the Ambassador of Peace.”
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January 10, 2007
Prem Rawat: "Where Peace Begins"
“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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December 26, 2006
The Prem Rawat Foundation: Five Years of Giving
Inspire interviews Linda
Pascotto, president of the The Prem
Rawat Foundation, to learn about the Foundation’s humanitarian
efforts and its outlook for the future.
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December 8, 2006
'Beyond Success', by Maharaji
“Each one of us judges our day, our year, and indeed, our lives by what
has been accomplished,“ Maharaji says, but “there's something happening
in your life that is more important than the sum of all your
accomplishments and your mistakes put together.”
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excerpt and see photos or download the
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November 21, 2006
Prem Rawat Foundation partners with Oxfam to bring
water to the Middle East
Responding to the recent Mideast humanitarian crisis, TPRF has
made a significant tribution to Oxfam to bring clean drinking
water, install water tanks, and rehabilitate sanitation facilities.
Oxfam funds are used to save lives and reduce human suffering wherever
it occurs on all sides of the flict.
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November 20, 2006
Prem Rawat Foundation partners with Oxfam to bring
water to the Middle East
Responding to the recent Mideast humanitarian crisis, TPRF has
made a significant tribution to Oxfam to bring clean drinking
water, install water tanks, and rehabilitate sanitation facilities.
Oxfam funds are used to save lives and reduce human suffering wherever
it occurs on all sides of the flict.
Read more
November 20, 2006
"Work in Progress", by Maharaji
"Living life should be a beautiful thing every day," Maharaji says. "This is
about living your life … with a feeling. Not just to think of being
alive, but to actually feel alive every single day. That is the
possibility."
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November 7, 2006
Prem Rawat Receives Humanitarian Award at the United
Nations in New York
New York, NY, April 21, 2006 — Prem
Rawat delivered the keynote address at a special event held at the
United Nations Headquarters in New York in honor of the support
provided by The Prem Rawat Foundation 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, called “Water for Humanity and Peace,” was
attended by distinguished representatives of the United Nations in New
York, as well as by government and civic leaders from the New York
area.
Prem Rawat, widely known as Maharaji, presented on
behalf of his Foundation a significant tribution for the Water
Governance Programme in Ghana to Terence Jones, Director of the UN Capacity Development Group. He
also presented a tribution to Mary Singletary, President of the
National Council of Women of the United States.
These tributions will provide clean drinking water and sanitation
for thousands of men, women, and children in villages in Ghana. New
electric wells will be installed, allowing villagers to get clean
underground water rather than have to walk miles for taminated river
water.
Thanking Prem Rawat, Terence Jones said: “What, indeed, is fundamental
to our work these days is not only to deliver those human rights, but
to do so in a manner which tributes to sustainable peace and
development. So, therefore, let me join others in thanking Prem Rawat
and his colleagues at the Foundation for this generous tribution to
forwarding the program for clean water in the remote areas of Ghana. On
behalf of the United Nations Development Programme and my colleagues
here today, especially, thank you again for bringing so much joy and
peace to so many people in this world.”
Presenting the Distinguished International Humanitarian
Achievement Award to Prem
Rawat, Mary Singletary said: “We are very, very appreciative of
this gift and want to thank all of the tributors, the Board, and of
course Prem Rawat, on behalf of the women, the babies, the children,
and families who will have a healthier life due to your humanitarian
generosity. With this gift from The Prem Rawat Foundation, we will be
able to install more wells and make it possible for thousands of
villagers in Ghana to drink clean water.”
“This award is given to you, Prem Rawat,” she said, “in
recognition of outstanding leadership, profound commitment, and
exceptional tributions 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. We thank you for
your humanitarian efforts and your financial support of the Water Well
Initiative in Ghana, West Africa.”
The National Council of Women is the oldest, non-sectarian volunteer
organization of women in America. It was founded in 1888, but its roots
began in the antislavery movement, and its founders include Susan B.
Anthony, whose likeness appears on the American silver dollar, and
Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross. The National Council
of Women is a United Nations NGO with sultative status, the highest
status a non-governmental organization can achieve within the UN.
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October 16, 2006
House Majority Leader in Maine Honors Prem Rawat’s
Message of Peace
Augusta, Maine, August 15, 2006 — Glenn
Cummings, House Majority Leader from Maine, wrote Prem Rawat a letter of commendation that
said: “I am writing to extend the gratitude of so many Maine citizens
who have found peace and enlightenment through your teaching.
“Your message has resonated with many Maine people
through the broadcast of Words of Peace television program, which airs
in two of our state’s largest communities, Portland and Biddeford, and
a film documenting your efforts is expected to soon air on local cable
television across the state.
“During a time of such political unrest in the world, it is promising
to know that foundations like yours are working so hard to spread
messages of peace. It is also encouraging that Mainers who are active
in your foundation are bringing meaningful aid to those most in need of
food and water and shelter. Many Maine people offer their thanks.”
More than 10 million people have sought inspiration and guidance from
Prem Rawat, widely known as Maharaji. His message is now made available
in more than 88 countries and 70 languages.
Words of Peace, the weekly television series featuring highlights from
Prem Rawat’s message of peace, received the highest award from The
Brazilian Association of Community Channels. The president of this
association said that the award honored the quality of the message of
peace as much as the tribution made by this program to the cause of
inner peace in Brazil.
Through The Prem Rawat Foundation, Prem Rawat also
spearheads significant humanitarian initiatives. The Foundation
provides hot meals, clean water, medical attention, and disaster relief
to people in need on four tinents. Recently, the Foundation has
brought millions of free meals to people in need in Indonesia, Sri
Lanka, India, Pakistan, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Mexico,
Grenada, and the U.S. and has made significant grants to effective
relief organizations such as the United
Nations World Food Programme.
October 16, 2006
Prem Rawat Foundation Helps Victims Recover from
Earthquake in Java
After repeated earthquakes and a tsunami hit Java, Indonesia, The Prem Rawat Foundation
gave a grant to the Indonesian Development of Education and
Permaculture (IDEP) Foundation to feed 900 people for three weeks. The
coordinator of the Disaster Management Department, Dr. Ricos, said that
the people in villages benefiting from this grant are “difficult to
access and are not being targeted by other relief organizations.”
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August 9, 2006
Maharaji - 'Whatever It Takes'
In all the things that a person understands, Maharaji says
that one matters most: understanding the self. “What you are looking
for is inside,” he says, not outside. He suggests that each person does
“whatever it takes to find that self and fulfill that self.”
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August 1, 2006
The Prem Rawat Foundation Helps Rebuild Homes and Lives
in Mexico
For the se d time this year, The
Prem Rawat Foundation has donated struction materials to provide
replacement roofing for homes in the Cancun area devastated by
Hurricane Wilma, bringing the total assistance there to 600 roofs for
more than 3,000 people. Armando Garcia España, a recipient, said, “This
help comes at the perfect time for me and my family, especially since
the rainy season has begun again.”
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August 1, 2006
Where Is Freedom? - by Maharaji
Maharaji
speaks about the freedom every person has within them—the freedom to
feel joy and clarity that lies in the depths of a human being no matter
what is happening.
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July 17, 2006
Maharaji Delivers Keynote Address at Rotary
International vention
On June 9, at the Pre- vention Meeting held by Rotaract,
he addressed delegates from 45 countries in Malmo, Sweden. Rotaract is
a Rotary-sponsored service club for professionals, usually community
based or university based. Prem Rawat said, “Within you is an infinite
ocean of peace. Within you is an infinite ocean of joy. Within you is
an infinite ocean of the potential to succeed—the ocean of success.”
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Rawat’s address at this event
July 17, 2006
"The Lion Who Believed He Was a Sheep", by Maharaji
“What does it mean to know the self that you are?” asks Maharaji. He tells a simple
story of a lion cub who believed he was a sheep until he was shown who
he truly was. In the same way, Maharaji says, we need to discover the
true self that is the reality for each one of us.
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June 26, 2006
The Prem Rawat Foundation Brings Food Aid to the
Philippines
After a massive landslide in the eastern Philippines, The Prem
Rawat Foundation made a generous donation to the Philippine
National Red Cross (PNRC)
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June 26, 2006
Prem Rawat - 'An Endless Mine of Peace'
“There is a quest,” Prem Rawat
says, that “moves and inspires each human being.” And there is “a peace
that resides in every human being,” he says—an endless mine. “When you
dig an endless mine…the only thing you can do is keep digging and
digging and digging.”
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June 14, 2006
The Prem Rawat Foundation Provides Food Aid to
Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia
After a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia
and displaced over 200,000 people, The Prem
Rawat Foundation partnered with the UN
World Food Programme’s relief operations in Indonesia to provide
emergency food aid to survivors.
Your
donations to this effort are most appreciated.
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(photo courtesy of WFP/Rein Skullerud)
June 14, 2006
Maharaji - "The Drum of Breath"
Existence is a miracle, Maharaji
says, and with this life come unlimited possibilities. In each of us
beats the drum of breath, he says, and when we begin to listen to that
inner rhythm, we can truly feel alive—we can become “dazzled by that
miracle.”
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May 29, 2006
The Prem Rawat Foundation Holds Successful Eye Clinic
in India
The Prem Rawat
Foundation recently sponsored a two-day free vision clinic in a
remote tribal area in Jharkhand, in northern India, where certified
optometrists and ophthalmologists donated their time and expertise to
help some of the poorest in India. Nearly 2,000 sultations were
completed. This was the fourth vision clinic held by the Foundation in
the last two years.
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May 29, 2006
Prem Rawat - 'The Ocean in the Drop'
Our life is like a drop that has separated itself from the ocean,
Maharaji says, and “in this drop . . . resides an infinite ocean of
peace.” Becoming aware of this ocean, he says, brings joy, happiness,
and real peace.
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May 1, 2006
Prem Rawat Addresses Enthusiastic Audience in Spain
A capacity audience came to hear Prem Rawat speak at a
recent event in Barcelona. For some, it was their first time to hear
him in person. One attendee from Madrid commented that listening to
Prem Rawat's message inspired him to “want to discover that ocean of
peace he was talking about.”
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May 1, 2006
Prem Rawat - 'The Importance of a Drop'
We don’t give much importance to a drop, Prem Rawat says, but one drop
of water unites with other drops to form a mighty river. Each of us is
like a drop, he says, that wants to unite with an ocean of joy in our
heart. “We can be united with such an ocean,” he says. “As long as we
are alive, we can experience that joy.”
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April 4, 2006
A versation with Deepak Raj Bandhari
Since the beginning of March, Prem Rawat has been
traveling throughout rural India, speaking at events in places where
people have not heard him before. As part of the accompanying crew that
helps with these events, Deepak Raj Bandhari has been able to witness
firsthand the impact Prem Rawat and his message are having on the
people who come to hear him speak. In this interview, Deepak describes
what he has seen.
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April 4, 2006
Prem Rawat Inaugurates First 'Food for People' Facility
in Northeastern India
NEW DELHI, India, March 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Prem Rawat,
known as Maharaji, has inaugurated a new facility which will provide
free hot meals each day year-round to people in a tribal area in
Jharkhand, northeastern India. "Food for People" is a custom-built,
well-equipped 10,000 sq. ft. facility providing 45,000 free meals of
their liking to people in need each month. Hot meals are served to 500
children every morning and evening and to 500 adults every afternoon.
The opening of the first "Food for People" marks the
launch of an innovative model of food aid by the The Prem Rawat
Foundation (TPRF), developed and operated in sultation with local
village elders. With support from Raj Vidya Kender, the organization
that promotes Prem Rawat's message of peace in India, a 6-acre plot of
land was purchased, and a well-equipped facility was built. Fifty
villagers were then trained to operate the facility at the highest
sanitary and nutritional standards.
Dr. Kamal Chand Singhal, representing the World Health
Organization at the inauguration, said: "This valiant effort directly
supports the efforts of the World Health Organization. The healthy food
and clean water provided each day by Prem Rawat's Foundation at this
impressive facility will help many children and adults in Jharkhand
become less vulnerable to disease and death, and go on to live healthy
lives. This is a noble and generous initiative, for which Prem Rawat
and his Foundation need to be acknowledged and wholeheartedly thanked."
Linda Pascotto, president of TPRF, said: "The initiative
was born from the vision of Prem Rawat, who has brought his message of
peace to Jharkhand in recent years. When he first came to this area and
saw the undernourished children, he envisioned how proper nutrition
could help them get healthy, acquire a better education, and later hold
jobs to support themselves and their families. This initiative pioneers
Prem Rawat's vision to bring the food-aid help where needed, in a
manner that maximizes the resources available and compels the local
people to become involved and take ownership. For the first time, when
people in Bantoli wake up in the morning, they are assured of having a
hot meal and are able to focus on taking care of their families. We are
grateful for the support and collaboration provided by the village
elders as we developed the project."
The tribal area in Jharkhand is one of the poorest areas
in India. Many people work in mines, but ditions are brutal, and
many die on the job. Women and children labor alongside the men,
working more than 10 hours a day for an annual income of less than
$100. Others subsist by farming, gathering forest products, and raising
small animals. Field laborers go for days without food, chewing a root
plant that kills the appetite. Seventy-five percent of the women are
underweight, which in turn leads to increased mortality in childbirth.
For children under 5, the mortality rate is twice that of the rest of
India.
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March 24, 2006
Lake of Joy
The experience of joy is the best thing in life, Prem Rawat says, and
when we turn within, we can experience the joy and fulfillment we long
for. For those who are thirsty for that joy, he offers help: “If you
can’t find it,” he says, “come to me. I have a lake full of joy.”
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March 21, 2006
Maharaji Brings Message of Hope to Indian Villagers
During the past few weeks, Maharaji
visited many remote villages in India, addressing more than 175,000
people, and then went to New Delhi for a three-day international event.
One participant, who had attended several of these events, said that
Maharaji’s message is the same for all people, whether rich or poor.
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March 21, 2006
Maharaji Brings Message of Hope to Indian Villagers
During the past few weeks, Maharaji
visited many remote villages in India, addressing more than 175,000
people, and then went to New Delhi for a three-day international event.
One participant, who had attended several of these events, said that
Maharaji’s message is the same for all people, whether rich or poor.Read more
March 21, 2006
Prem Rawat - 'The Basic Wish'
Each of us has a basic wish for joy and peace in our life, Prem
Rawat says, but sometimes other priorities get in the way—like a
fog that obscures our vision. When we put the priority to becontent at
the top of our list, he says, there is no limit to the joy we can feel
in our lives.
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March 11, 2006
The Most Incredible Dream
We dream of so many things, Maharaji says, but of
all the things we could wish for, the most wonderful would be
tentment, peace, joy. Dreams can come true, he says, even this most
incredible one, because joy and love are truly possible in our life.
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February 23, 2006
Prem Rawat Addresses International Audience in
Florida
Prem Rawat,
known also by the honorary title Maharaji, addressed a capacity
audience at the Broward County vention Center. People from 22
countries came to seek his inspiration and guidance.
Speaking before Prem Rawat, Joan Apter, a New York
resident, recalled meeting him in India when he was 12 years old: “I
loved watching how he enjoyed explaining his message to people and
seeing their response to the possibility of fulfillment. His passion,
his enthusiasm, never changes.”
Mario Burbinski, a Miami resident who recently
learned Prem Rawat’s techniques for finding peace within, talked about
how he had searched forcontentment and the enjoyment he found
listening to Prem Rawat: “Listening to him, I've learned that life is
more than words. And I've learned that a good teacher holds up a mirror
for me to see myself.”
Prem Rawat, addressing the audience, asked, “What
do you dream of? Do you dream of contentment? Do you dream of peace? Do
you dream of fulfillment? Do you dream of that beautiful happiness? The
most incredible dream, the most incredible wish anybody could ever
wish, has come true. How beautiful is the news that you can be content.
Truly, joy is possible in your life.”
Michelle Spinella, PhD. and researcher at the
Florida Department of Health, commented on the event: “I’ve known Prem
Rawat for many years. I tinue to listen to him because he always
inspires me to be the best that I can be. I enjoy his humor and his
down-to-earth perspective on what could be a very complex life, but he
makes it possible to live life in simple happiness.”
Hilton Seibert, 20, a student at Ramapo College,
New Jersey, attended the event with his mother and sister: “He made me
think about things I haven’t thought about before, the way he looks at
life. There’s no filler. Every word he speaks is meaningful.”
Listening to Prem Rawat had a profound impact on
Lucy Laccavole, 40, who lost her home, job, and all her belongings to
Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. "I felt my life was destroyed. He
said not to stop dreaming, and that really meant a lot to me. I lost
everything, but through it all, I have kept hope.”
Prem Rawat started traveling, presenting his
message of peace 40 years ago, since July 1966. “It’s been 40 years,"
he said. “I am privileged to bring people such good news. I’m on my way
to say it again and again, for as long as I am alive.”
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February 23, 2006
'Incumbent upon Us' by Maharaji
his world, Maharaji says, is like a massive building made up of many
small components—human beings—and in order for the structure to be
solid, each individual must also be solid. In the same way, for the
whole world to have peace, he says, it is incumbent upon each person to
find the peace that already lies within the heart.
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an excerpt and see photos or download the
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February 6, 2006
Leading Cultural TV Channel Features Maharaji’s
Message of Peace
ARTV, a prestigious arts channel in Chile, airs a program called “La
Posibilidad” (The Possibility), which features Maharaji’s message of
peace. Because of its success, the broadcasts have been increased to
four days a week and now reach people in 20 cities. The number of
viewers is growing each week, and one of the programming managers said,
“Every time this program is aired, more and more people have the
possibility to hear this outstanding message.”
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more
February 6, 2006
Foundation of Reality
Every day holds a joy that is fresh and beautiful, Prem Rawat
says, and that experience is the foundation of life itself. Like
opening a window so that the sunshine can come in, he says, all it
takes for us to be able to feel that beauty is to open this heart and
let the joy in.
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January 25, 2006
The Prem Rawat Foundation Brings Relief Aid to
Mexico after Hurricane Wilma
CANCUN, Mexico, Jan. 18 -- A generous donation by TPRF provided roofing
for 200 homes in two of the poorest neighborhoods near Cancun
devastated by Hurricane Wilma. More than 1,000 residents in the
communities of Zetina Gasca and El Milagro (Spain for "The Miracle")
were recipients of this help from The Prem Rawat Foundation.
The entire project was organized by students of Prem Rawat,
who is known internationally by the honorary title Maharaji. A team of
nine volunteers surveyed the neighborhoods and spoke to residents to
see who needed help. They hired trucks and six people to bring 25 tons
of roofing materials from the city of Merida-about a four-hour drive
from Cancun-and then they personally delivered the materials.
The team completed the deliveries in two nine-hour
days. According to the project manager, Michael Dorfman, owner of a
local art gallery, "It was wonderful to see the response of the people,
one of tremendous gratitude."
A team member, Pedro De Leon Pesqueira, a
veterinarian, said, "I have observed that people who have the least
seem to have been most affected by Hurricane Wilma. Many of them have
been out of work, and their children became ill because of the rainy,
cold weather. They did not know how to ask for help. Some were
disheartened and reticent to believe that help would actually be
provided. It was a very gratifying experience to bring help directly to
their homes."
One of the recipients, Ernestina Pamol, said,
"Thanks to you, I can now repair my little home. Thank you for sending
us the help we need."
Gisela Edmai, a housewife, added, "I have a
plastic covering over my house, but it moves a lot and doesn't cover
everything, and a lot of water comes in. Now help has come. Now we will
have a solid roof over our heads."
Another recipient, Rosa Almeida, asked that a
message be sent to Prem Rawat. "I hope that you receive in return what
you have given us," she said. "I don't know who you are, but I, and all
of us, thank you with all our hearts for what you are doing. It is
fantastic that a person so far away would worry about us."
The delivery was made between New Year's Day and
Jan. 6, "Three Kings Day," which is a special gift-giving holiday in
Mexico. For the volunteers, it was a "great joy."
Delia Ortega, a project volunteer, said, "We were
very happy with the results. It was an honor to represent Prem Rawat
and his Foundation by extending this hand towards helping our
community. The warm glances of the people, their surprised smiles and
gratitude, were a gift for us all."
The Prem Rawat Foundation promotes the message of
peace of Prem Rawat and supports significant humanitarian initiatives.
To discover more about Prem Rawat, known also as
Maharaji, his message of peace and humanitarian activities, visit: The Prem Rawat Foundation
January 18, 2006
Potential for Joy
Our heart seeks joy and calls out for fulfillment, Prem Rawat
says, and it is up to each one of us to let this joy fill our life. We
can attain many things in this life, he says, but our greatest
potential is the possibility we have of experiencing joy.
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January 12, 2006
Banner Year for Prem Rawat's Message of Peace
Last year, more than 1.7 million people sought Prem Rawat’s inspiration
and guidance at over 30 events worldwide. His audiences varied from
government and civic leaders to villagers in remote areas. The Prem
Rawat Foundation, established to help people most in need, responded
promptly and generously to natural disasters across the globe,
providing food aid to people in need.
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January 12, 2006
True Peace
Achieving fulfillment in our life, Maharaji says, is
like having a wonderful garden that we can enjoy every day. When we
plant the seed of true peace, he says, we have a garden within that is
always green and beautiful.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
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January 4, 2006
Sky TV (Eurobird) Brings Prem Rawat’s “Words of
Peace” into Homes across UK in over 30 Countries in Europe
“Words of Peace,” a half-hour award-winning series which features Prem Rawat’s message of
peace, is now being broadcast every day on Sky TV’s open access
channel, allowing this program to reach homes in the UK and over 30
countries in Western and Central Europe. Gordon Richards, who helped
launch the project, said, “The potential for bringing this message to
so many people is phenomenal.”
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January 4, 2006
Joy and Gratitude
Whenever
we lose sight of contentment in our life, Prem Rawat
says, our heart reminds us that we need to be fulfilled. By recognizing
the value of what we have already been given, he says, our heart
becomes filled with joy and gratitude.
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an excerpt and see photos or download the
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December 26, 2005
Choice - by Prem Rawat
When we know what we want in life, we can make the choice to pursue it,
Prem Rawat says, and if we want happiness, we can make the choice to
pursue it where it is: already within each of us. Wanting joy and
happiness, he says, is a “fundamental choice that has to be made every
day, every moment.”
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excerpt and see photos or download the
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December 21, 2005
Center to discover Prem Rawat's message opens in
Argentina
A center called “Inspira” has opened in Buenos Aires, where
Argentineans can come and discover Prem
Rawat’s message. One visitor said, “I always enjoy coming here.
This is a beautiful place, ideally located in the middle of the city.”
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December 21, 2005
Unlimited Joy - by Prem Rawat
Each of us has a heart that cries out for joy, Prem
Rawat says, and the contentment we seek is within. By listening to
the heart and taking steps to receive that happiness in our life, he
says, it is possible to feel unlimited joy.
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an excerpt and see photos or download the
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December 6, 2005
Prem Rawat Brings Message of Peace to Rural India
Prem Rawat, known also as Maharaji,
recently completed a brief but successful tour in rural India. Entire
villages came to these events, and nearly half a million people in
total were able to hear his message of peace. In a very poor area, one
attendee said, “I am surprised that such a great teacher has come to
our doorstep.”
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December 6, 2005
Standing room only for Prem Rawat in Malaysia
Prem
Rawat, known also as Maharaji, attracted an
audience of more than 4,600, including 3,000 people who were hearing
him for the first time. It was Prem Rawat's first event in Shah Alam, a
mid-sized city near Kuala Lumpur.
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November 18, 2005
Celebrate - by Prem Rawat
We have an
opportunity to celebrate being alive, Prem Rawat says, and in this
celebration, only our closest friend—the one who resides in the
heart—is invited. Other celebrations have to end, he says, but this one
can go on and on and on.
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October 19, 2005
Thousands attend event with Prem Rawat in
Australian bushland
Nearly 3,000
people attended an event with Maharaji at Ivory’s
Rock ference Centre, a 300-acre resort in pristine bushland, near
Brisbane, Australia. One guest said, “It’s such a pleasure to be in
nature, away from the usual life outside. It’s good to be here and
focus on what is most important.”
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October 19, 2005
Prem Rawat Foundation's Food aid for Pakistan
earthquake victims
The Prem Rawat
Foundation has pledged $100,000 to the World Food Programme for aid
to victims of the earthquake in Pakistan. Participate here.
October 19, 2005
The Sparkling Bowl
Using a real-life analogy of a bowl found intact amidst the debris
after the tsunami, Prem Rawat
says that we can and need to shine, because we never know what will
happen next.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
October 12, 2005
Prem Rawat receives warm welcome in Melbourne,
Australia
For many people who had been watching the “Words of Peace” TV series
for the last two years on cable television throughout Australia, and
who knew Prem Rawat only
through their TV screen, seeing him live in Melbourne was a special
occasion.
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October 12, 2005
Saving the Best for Last - by Prem Rawat
When it comes to the possibility of being in peace, Maharaji
says, there is no reason to save it for last. We know that peace is
beautiful, he says, and now is the time to feel that peace in our life.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
October 1, 2005
“Words of Peace” Rated Number Six by Brisbane
Channel 31 Viewers
“Words of Peace,” an award-winning half-hour series featuring
highlights from addresses by Maharaji, debuted in Australia two years
ago on Channel 31 in Melbourne. The series first aired on Briz-31
eighteen months ago. In Melbourne, each day letters have been received
from people asking to be notified when Maharaji will have an event in
Australia. This opportunity has manifested: Maharaji recently held an
event in Melbourne.
Read
the press release
October 1, 2005
The Fabric of Life
There is a peace within each of us, Maharaji says,
which is true freedom, beauty, and joy. This presence within, he says,
is the very fabric of who we are.
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an excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
September 25, 2005
Prem Rawat’s Message of Peace: A TV Success in
South America
The twice-weekly TV series “Una Posibilidad” (meaning “A Possibility”),
which presents excerpts from Maharaji’s addresses on the subscription
cable channel Infinito, is receiving enthusiastic response from viewers
throughout South America and North America. Maharaji's message of peace
now reaches 9 million homes in South America, Central America, Mexico,
and a large portion of the United States.
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September 23, 2005
Fulfillment in Every Breath - by Maharaji
Everyone wants to be special in their own way, Maharaji says, and there
is something that each of us can do, no matter what our circumstances,
that will help us feel special. We can find joy and fulfillment in
every breath, he says.
Read
an excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
September 23, 2005
Knoxville Welcomes Prem Rawat
Prem Rawat,
widely known as Maharaji, who has provided inspiration and guidance on
finding peace within to millions of people in more than 50 countries,
made his first visit to Knoxville, Tennessee, and addressed an
enthusiastic audience of more than 1,200 at the Knoxville vention
Center. The event drew local leaders, academics, and students from the
University of Tennessee, as well as people from Knoxville and the
surrounding areas. Addressing the people in Knoxville, he said, “I am
talking about a peace without which we would lose the very fabric of
who we are, a peace that dances in the heart of everyone. Not an
absence of something, but the very presence of something. That is what
is possible. We know peace is beautiful, but now the time has come to
actually feel that peace in our life.”
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September 23, 2005
The Reality of Hope
We have an incredible power within,
Maharaji says, that drives us toward contentment. Even in the midst of
all our problems, he says, when we trust the call of the heart, we can
find real hope.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
September 8, 2005
The Prem Rawat Foundation to provide relief to
victims of Hurricane Katrina
TPRF, the organization through which Prem Rawat spearheads significant
humanitarian initiatives, responded promptly after Hurricane Katrina
hit the United States' Gulf Coast. Within a few days the TPRF website
made it possible for people to tribute to this important initiative,
and TPRF volunteers were assessing how to best use these tributions.
For Linda Pascotto, President: "Our heart goes out to the victims of
this terrible tragedy. While no amount of material aid can make up for
the losses that many people have suffered, we can help bring some
dignity to their living ditions. From the moment we opened up the
TPRF site for donations to help Hurricane Katrina victims,
tributions have been pouring in. This indicates that, with each new
humanitarian initiative we launch, a growing number of people, whether
or not they are familiar with Prem Rawat's message, express trust in
the Foundation and in its ability to find the best possible ways for
their donations to reach those in need. We are now analyzing a number
of possibilities in order to allow these generous tributions to have
a strong, healing impact in the field and to make a real difference. In
the weeks ahead, we will provide updates on the progress of this
initiative."
Your
tributions, small and large, are much appreciated.
September 3, 2005
Maharaji at Oxford University
Maharaji addressed a distinguished audience of faculty, students, and
guests at Oxford University. Speaking about the possibility for each
individual to find peace, he said: “The peace you are looking for
exists within you. You have the tools you need to accomplish the
aspirations of your heart, regardless of all external circumstances.”
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
Read
the press release
September 3, 2005
Partial to Joy
If we practice being at peace, Maharaji says, we will become very good
at it. Life needs to be lived in peace and joy, he says, because this
is what we are partial to.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version.
August 23, 2005
'Paradise Within' - Maharaji in Miami
While we go through our journeys in life, Maharaji says, the most
important thing is our focus and clarity. No matter what comes, he
says, life can be enjoyed every moment in the paradise within.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
August 9, 2005
'The Strength of Existence' - Maharaji in Miami
We have created our definitions of freedom,
Maharaji says, but the real freedom is being free from fear, ignorance,
and doubt. Freedom and fulfillment are possible within, he says, where
the strength of existence resides.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
August 1, 2005
The Island
We can spend our whole life trying to achieve the contentment we
desire, Maharaji
says, and never succeed. But we can be fulfilled now, he says, by
feeling the peace that is already within.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
July 22, 2005
"Incomparable". Maharaji at the 60th Anniversary
of the United Nations
We have been given a treasure that is waiting to be admired, Maharaji
says, an experience within called peace. There is nothing more
beautiful, he says, than feeling this peace.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
Read press release
July 20, 2005
Seeing Life As It Is
We dream about how our life should be, Maharaji says,
and miss what is really happening. When we can see this life as it is,
he says, we can be fulfilled.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
July 6, 2005
Music from the Heart
This life we have, Maharaji says, is an instrument of
the heart. When it is in tune, he says, we can play the sweetest music
ever heard.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
July 6, 2005
The Greatest Gift
Beyond the many different definitions of peace, Maharaji
says, exists an innate peace that can be felt. When we uncover it, he
says, it’s like finding a gift we haven’t opened for a long time.
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excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
July 6, 2005
The Umbrella
In our life the rains will come, Maharaji says. There
is nothing we can do to change that, he says, but we can carry an
umbrella.
Read
an excerpt and see photos or download
the print version
June 10, 2005
The Oasis - Maharaji in Livorno
Maybe in our lives all we have seen is sand, Maharaji
says, but when the rain of understanding comes, he says, our desert can
turn into an oasis of joy.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version
June 3, 2005
Savoring Peace - Maharaji at Thammasat University
What we are looking for is contentment, Maharaji
says, and we look in so many places for the one thing
that is within. Peace, he says, begins with understanding the value of
the life we have been given, and when we begin to feel a passion for
this existence, we can begin to savor peace.
Read an
excerpt and see photos or download the
print version.
May 31, 2005
Leading Thai University Welcomes Prem Rawat
Bangkok, Thailand, May 17 — Maharaji ,
known also as Prem Rawat, was invited by leaders of Thammassat
University, a leading Thai institution of higher education, to
address a capacity audience of civic, government, and academic leaders.
Founded in 1934, Thammassat has educated many prominent members of the
Thai government and administration.
The guests were welcomed by Manu Leopairote,
President of the E omic Faculty Alumni Association of Thammasat,
Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Industry, and Chairman of
the Thailand Petroleum Authority. Mr. Leopairote is also Director for
Thailand of the Asian Productivity Organization, a nonpolitical,
nonprofit, intergovernmental organization tributing to the
socioe omic development of Asia and the Pacific by enhancing
productivity.
Mr. Leopairote said: “Thammasat University has a
long history of providing a forum for different voices with a
significant message that, each in their own way, helps people live
happier, more prosperous lives. In line with this long tradition, we
are gathered tonight to hear from Prem Rawat. He travels the world
bringing people a unique message of hope and peace, which deserves to
be heard with great attention. We are pleased that he accepted our
invitation.”
Prem Rawat was then introduced by Professor Dr.
Surapon Nitikraipot, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Rector of
Thammasat University, and President of the Alumni Association. A
professor of law, he is regarded as one of Thailand’s sharpest legal
minds on public issues and has helped Thammasat become a voice of
public science. Professor Surapon has served as a member of several
committees in the Prime Minister’s Office, modernizing Thai law and
developing the legal infrastructure.
Professor Surapon said: “Throughout time, leading
thinkers, academicians, and government leaders have attempted to
develop an understanding of how to build peace. Many approaches have
been explored, all attempting to create favorable ditions for peace.
These solutions have drawn from e omics, history, international law,
comparative peace studies, flict resolution, political science,
sociology, anthropology, and more. Prem Rawat’s message of peace is
rooted in the need for each person to find peace within themselves. He
emphasizes that whether our search is for world peace or for personal
peace, we very much need to look at the search for peace as a personal
quest, rooted in an understanding of who we are. ‘When people in the
world are at peace,’ he says, ‘the world will be at peace.’”
To discover more: www.tprf.org
Source: The Prem Rawat Foundation (310) 392-5700
May 17, 2005
Reality Is Beautiful - Maharaji in Kyoto, Japan
It is important to build our life on what is real, Maharaji
says, so we can unde
