Prem Rawat - "Passion"

Prem Rawat talks about the importance of having a passion for life and what it takes. “Without passion,” he says, “this life is like food without any taste. You can eat it, you can chew it, but you won’t enjoy it.” When a person finds their true passion, he says, it brings “not just joy, but supreme joy.”
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TPRF Brings Food and Water to Children in Cambodia

TPRF has made a grant to the Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) to bring food and water to more than 300 children in three centers for children of very poor families on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, the capital. One child at the CCF shelter explained that she had felt like a flower that no one had cared for but that “now this same flower is taken to a new place where it can get water and care every day.”
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TPRF Helps Earthquake Victims in Peru

Immediately following the recent earthquake in Peru, TPRF partnered with Friends of the World Food Program (WFP) to assist the surviving victims. Karen Sendelback, President and CEO of Friends of WFP, wrote, “Your gift will go toward helping to save the lives of hungry Peruvians affected by the recent earthquake.”
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Prem Rawat - "Supreme Wisdom"

“I cannot go back to yesterday, however hard I try, and I cannot go to tomorrow,” says Prem Rawat. “Here I am in this moment, and here, everything is wonderful. To me, that is supreme wisdom.”
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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.”

Prem Rawat - 'What We Reflect'

“When light falls on us, what we absorb and especially what we reflect gives us a color,” says Prem Rawat. “What do you want to reflect? Do you want to reflect peace, contentment? Do you want to feel joy?” he asks.
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The Prem Rawat Foundation Brings Disaster Relief to Indonesia

TPRF has responded to recent multiple natural disasters on two Indonesian islands by making two critical donations to Yayasan IDEP, a local non-profit, non-governmental organization providing community-based crisis response. Petra Schneider, Executive Director of IDEP, said, “I hope you know the massive impact that these grants will have on the people that are being helped. It means everything in an emergency situation.”
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Prem Rawat - 'Voyage of Life'

Every human being is on a voyage of life, says Prem Rawat. It begins when you are born, and “goes where no one has been before.” “How do we make this voyage? What is the purpose of this voyage? What do you need to take with you? Have you put on your list what you do not want or what you do want?” are some of the questions he asks.
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Prem Rawat’s “Words of Peace” TV Series Honored by US Community Access Station

The TV series “Words of Peace” won first place honors in the 2007 Community Access Magic (CAM) Awards sponsored by CTV in Prince George’s County, Maryland, one of the most widely recognized community access organizations in the US. The producer, Jimi Jones, said, “I hope this program can touch other CTV viewers, and more people recognize that peace is possible.”
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"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.”

Prem Rawat - 'Garden of Life'

“Whatever seed you sow in your garden, in this garden of life, ultimately, this is the tree you will rest under," says Prem Rawat. "How restful it will be directly depends on what kind of seed you sow. Sow the seed of love and you will be rewarded with that most incredible feeling of love dancing in your heart.”
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TPRF Helps Provide Clean Water for 40,000 Villagers in Ghana

Nearly 40,000 Ghanaian villagers are enjoying clean fresh water and marked improvement in their living conditions due to support by TPRF for the UN Development Programme's Community Water Initiative. Magazia Saratu Mamuna, of Sanga, one of the nine communities helped said, "I can't believe that we have good drinking water during the dry season. It's a miracle. We thank the people who have changed our lives."
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Fear or Trust?

Prem Rawat uses the real life analogy of a baby hummingbird on the verge of its first flight, facing a choice of fear or trust. What do we opt for in our lives? he asks. "We can't rely only on reason and endulge in fear, but with understanding, we can realize...that this life is the sweetest gift," he says.
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Prem Rawat's "Words of Peace" on TV on five continents

Words of Peace now airs on cable and satellite stations throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia reaching millions of households. One viewer wrote, "Every time I listen to Prem Rawat's talks on TV, I learn so much and my life goes through substantial changes. Thanks a million."
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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 - 'Asking the Right Question'

Prem Rawat says the question in life is not, “Wouldn’t you like to be happy?” The question is, he says, “How do I use this tool of life I’ve been given to accomplish … the greatest of all joy, the greatest of all happiness?”

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Prem Rawat’s “Words of Peace” watched by prison inmates worldwide

On six continents, the message of Prem Rawat is being watched by prison inmates, with life-changing results noticed by prison administrators. One of the prisoners commented, “Hearing this message has totally changed how I am, how I act and think.”
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TPRF’s Food for People Brings Hope to Villagers in India

Food for People, a custom-built facility funded by The Prem Rawat Foundation, has served over 150,000 hot meals to tribal villagers in northeastern India in its first year, making marked progress in reversing the cycle of devastating poverty and malnutrition.

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Prem Rawat - 'Peace Begins with You'

“Something has been the quest of every civilization,” says Prem Rawat. “The thirst for peace. The thirst for peace lies within you, and peace is also within you. You are the first step. Peace begins with you, not somebody else. All our lives, things have come from somewhere else. But the process of peace begins with you.”
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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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'What You Practice' - by Maharaji

“What do you practice in your life?” Maharaji asks. “Whatever you practice, you’re going to get good at. If you practice peace, you’re going to get very good at it. If you practice knowing yourself, you’re going to get very good at it. And you will know who you are.”
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Prem Rawat - 'Explanations'

Although people want to explain everything, some things need to be felt not explained, Prem Rawat says. “You cannot explain water. If you are thirsty, you need to drink it. You cannot explain food. If you are hungry, you need to eat it. You cannot explain what this existence means. It can only be felt.”
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The Prem Rawat Grant Brings Relief to Flood Victims in Sumatra

About 2,400 Indonesian villagers stranded by floods received emergency supplies for two weeks, thanks to a grant from TPRF to the Yayasan IDEP Foundation. The grant also helped bring clean water to about 5,000 people.
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The Message of Prem Rawat

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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Prem Rawat - 'A Spectacular Dream'

The quest for peace, says Prem Rawat, has been going on for a long, long time. “We have had a spectacular dream,” he says, “a dream that said to be in peace—not fear, doubt, pain, sorrow, or confusion—a dream to be in clarity.”
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The Prem Rawat Foundation Grant Brings Clean Water to 10,000 Villagers in Ghana

Thanks to a grant The Prem Rawat Foundation made to the National Council of Women of the United States, more than 10,000 people in four villages now have clean drinking water, instead of having to walk miles to contaminated streams.

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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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Prem Rawat - 'What Makes You Happy?'

“When a cow is being a cow, it is the happiest,” says Prem Rawat. “An alligator knows who an alligator is. Being a cat is what makes a cat happy. Being a dog is what makes a dog happy. So what is it that makes the human being happy?”
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The Prem Rawat Foundation Awards Grant to Support Flood- and Cyclone-Relief Efforts in Mozambique

TPRF made a critical grant to The Foundation for Community Development (FDC) to provide relief for the victims of the recent floods and cyclone in Mozambique. Graça Machel, FDC president of the board and Nelson Mandela’s wife, said: “Thanks to your support, children, women, and families in the benefited areas can now cope with the extreme difficulties posed by the natural disasters. On their behalf, FDC would like to express its heartfelt appreciation.”
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The Prem Rawat Foundation Provides Water and Sanitation in Ghana

Following a grant by The Prem Rawat Foundation, five major community water projects have been completed as part of an initiative providing safe drinking water and improved sanitation in poor areas of Ghana. Magazia Saratu Mamuna of Sanga community said: “I can’t believe that we have good drinking water during the dry season. It has never happened before. We thank the people who have changed our lives.”
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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'

Prem Rawat 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 Austral...

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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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 - '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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"Chasing Fulfillment", by Prem Rawat

Prem Rawat tells a story from a dream he had about three brothers who search for fulfillment, each with a different idea of how to find it. “The journey of being fulfilled is very simple,” Maharaji says. “There is a joy unparalleled inside of you waiting to be discovered.”

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Prem Rawat - "Welcome to the World of Existence"

“The reality of your existence is supremely sweet,” says Prem Rawat, speaking about existence as the most incredible thing and on which everything else depends. “True joy is already inside every single human being. And you can experience it if you want to.”
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The Prem Rawat Foundation Helps Fight Hunger, AIDS in India

TPRF has made a significant contribution to the UN World Food Programme to fight hunger and HIV/AIDS in Bihar, India. Karen Sendelback, president and CEO of the Friends of the World Food Programme, said: “We are very grateful for the Foundation’s commitment in the fight against hunger. Thank you for the continued, dedicated support of The Prem Rawat Foundation for the life-saving work of the World Food Programme.”
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