The Possibility of Peace Within ~ News, Information about Maharaji (Prem Rawat)

Forgotten Opportunity

2009-10-16T12:59:00.001-07:00

“We are on this magnificent earth,” says Prem Rawat, “a show of all shows. And for me to exist in this time, I cannot help but feel gratitude. We have forgotten what it means—the opportunity to be alive, to have the privilege to be able to take this breath.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

2009-10-16T12:51:00.000-07:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation Makes Two Grants to Provide Relief in PakistanTPRF has made grants to Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre and ActionAid International to help many of the 650,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan affected by the country’s recent internal conflicts. Dr. Saman Yazdani Khan, Regional Director for Shirkat Gah, states, “It will ease the discomfort and desolation

The Arena of Knowing

2009-07-27T12:24:00.001-07:00

“In the arena of knowing, there’s no make-believe,” says Prem Rawat. “You experience. It’s not a fantasyland. There is a longing within a human being so deep that it leaves you dry and, in the same moment, fills you up. It’s a magical dance of quenching the thirst within.”Read an excerpt or download the print version

Something That Transcends Logic

2009-07-27T12:21:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat talks about the shoots that appear in spring: “If that tree was human, it would say, ‘Why are we doing this? Winter’s going to come again; I’m going to have to shed these leaves.’ Something that transcends logic. These little shoots … a drive that is powerful.” Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat Named Ambassador of Peace in Potenza, Italy

2009-07-27T12:17:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat was given the title of “Ambassador of Peace” for the province of Basilicata, Italy, after addressing a distinguished audience at an event called “Peace: Human Heritage.” He was invited by Basilicata President Vito de Filippo, who said in his introduction at the event, “We look forward to this high level of thought from Prem Rawat. Tonight an important seed will be planted that we will

Something Is Going On

2009-07-14T09:30:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat talks about the simplicity of life: “Something is going on here, isn’t it? You can move, you can talk, you can think, you can smile, you can cry. Something is going on here, and one day it won’t be. What is this thing that is going on?”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Donates US$30,000 for School Lunches in Soweto

2009-07-14T09:26:00.001-07:00

Thanks to a grant of US$30,000 to the African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS) by The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF), 500 of the poorest students at the Emndeni Junior Secondary School in Soweto, South Africa, will be receiving nutritious lunches. Executive Director of the ACFS, Sister Rejoice Nkutha, wrote, “This will provide nutritious food to 500 children in Soweto, thus improving their quality

Mind over Matter?

2009-06-22T11:35:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat talks about fundamental needs. When you are hungry, he says, “you cannot just say, ‘I’m not hungry. I’m not hungry. I’m not hungry.’ You can say, ‘Oh, it’s mind over matter.’ But not for the basics, not for those things that really matter.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

Prem Rawat Receives Key to the City from Mayor of Tainan

2009-06-22T11:31:00.001-07:00

On May 23, at the invitation of Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu of Tainan,Taiwa, Prem Rawat was awarded the key to the city and spoke to an audience of 800. “The Peace Ambassador has finally arrived in Tainan City,” said Mayor Hsu, “and we have to collaborate with him to contribute to peace and harmony in this world. We have to trust in peace. We cannot wait for peace to descend. We have to have the

"Coming and Going of Breath" - by Prem Rawat

2009-04-17T11:49:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat talks about the miracle of life. “You want to know how to recognize a miracle? Then understand that today was a miracle,” he says. “And, if tomorrow comes, that is going to be a miracle. And the coming and going of this breath is a miracle.”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - 'A Simple Story'

2009-04-17T11:47:00.001-07:00

“I am here to tell you a story that is simple,” says Prem Rawat. “This story is not about animals or kings and queens. It is not about the fulfillment of somebody’s fantasy. This story is about you and me — as we exist, as we are.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF’s Grant of US$50,000 Provides Eye Care for 9,700 People

2009-04-17T11:44:00.001-07:00

TPRF donated $50,000 to sponsor five eye clinics in India during November and December, 2008, with its partner Premsagar Foundation India. Clinics were held in Ranchi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Dausa, and Delhi. Doctors and optometrists examined nearly 9,700 people, giving eye drops for infections and providing glasses. Maheshwari Devi, one of the attendees, said, “This camp gives eyes to the blind. I

The Core Is You

2009-02-03T11:06:00.001-08:00

“Your life is associated with your jobs, with the things that happen around you. That is not your life,” says Prem Rawat. “The core is you. You exist. And because you exist, there are certain things that also exist. And at the hub is your existence, your life.”Watch a video clip of this address by Prem Rawat

Emptying the Bucket

2009-02-03T10:56:00.001-08:00

Prem Rawat talks about how we have filled our buckets with everyone else’s ideas. “Empty your bucket,” he says. “This is your bucket. At least, it should contain what you think should be in it. Because this life is about you. This gift of life has been given to you.”Read an excerpt of this address or download the print version

Food for People — Interview with Linda Pascotto

2009-02-03T10:50:00.001-08:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation model program, Food for People (FFP), is a10,000-square-foot facility located in a rural area in northeastern India that has become a central part of the life and well-being of several villages in the area. TPRF president, Linda Pascotto, recently returned from a visit to this facility and spoke to Inspire staff.Read more

TPRF Funds Breakfast Program for Elementary School Children in the Yucatán

2009-01-19T10:33:00.005-08:00

TPRF has extended its work with Compartimos Bienestar y Salud Para Los Niños Maya I.A.P. in Mexico to provide a breakfast program for the 59 students of an elementary school in the Yucatán, who arrive at school hungry because their families face severe poverty. Maria Jose Medina Diaz, President of the Mexican nonprofit organization, said, “The teachers told us that the children were becoming more

Life Is a Road

2009-01-19T10:33:00.003-08:00

“What kind of road is life?” asks Prem Rawat. “Some parts are hilly; some are flat; some have a nice, gentle slope; and some way too much slope, slippery,” he says. “Walk. The key is not to measure how many miles you have come, but to enjoy every single step you take.”Watch a video clip of this address by Prem Rawat

A Moment Forever

2009-01-19T10:33:00.001-08:00

Prem Rawat talks about the need to “try every day, consciously, to be fulfilled.” “When I have come home to this moment called now,” he says, “I have no quest for tomorrow, or even the moment yet to come, because it is a moment that I could live in forever.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

Prem Rawat - 'A Matter of Reality'

2008-12-24T14:18:00.001-08:00

Prem Rawat says, “A long time ago, someone said, ‘As far as your eyes can see, consider it to be an illusion.’ Why am I talking to you about illusion and reality? Does it matter that this is an illusion? Does it matter that there is a reality? Yes, it does.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

The Prem Rawat Foundation Gives US$25,000 to Reduce Blindness in Rajasthan, India

2008-12-24T14:05:00.001-08:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation has made a grant of $25,000 to ORBIS UK, a beneficiary of the 2008 Lord Mayor of the City of London’s Appeal, to support ORBIS UK and the Lord Mayor’s Childhood Blindness Programme in India. Wendy Lloyd, director of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2008, said, “This donation will certainly make a real contribution in achieving our aim to make the lives of future generations

Prem Rawat - 'The Company You Keep'

2008-12-17T11:04:00.001-08:00

“If I keep the company of clarity, I will begin to take on the qualities of clarity,” says Prem Rawat. “If I want to have the beautiful aroma of understanding, I need to keep the company of understanding. Keep the right company, and you will soak in their traits.”Read an excerpt of this address by Prem Rawat or download the print version

TPRF Gives US$20,000 to Provide Eye Care for Thousands in Gaza

2008-12-17T10:54:00.000-08:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation has made a contribution of $20,000 to help St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital continue providing care in conflict-ridden Gaza. The only charitable provider of eye care in Gaza, St. John is open to all patients, regardless of race, religion or ability to pay. Dr. Jom’a El Jazzar, head of the St. John Eye Hospital Clinic, said, “The donation from The Prem Rawat Foundation

Play It With Passion

2008-12-03T16:34:00.000-08:00

“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.”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - "Keep What Is Yours"

2008-12-03T16:33:00.001-08:00

“What is really yours?” asks Prem Rawat. “This breath that just came, is really, really yours. It didn’t go into someone else. It came just for you. From the workings of the universe, something stirred, and this breath came exclusively for you.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Gives US$15,000 Grant to Provide Clean Water to 60 Schools in Pakistan

2008-12-03T16:25:00.000-08:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation has made a contribution of $15,000 to the Rotary Club Lahore Mozang, which will add $5,000 in matching funds, to provide clean drinking water for 60 schools in the Punjab region of Pakistan serving approximately 20,000 elementary through high school students. The water system will benefit students, families, and communities by decreasing the spread of disease and

"What’s the Point?" by Prem Rawat

2008-11-10T13:20:00.001-08:00

“From nothing came this body, and to nothing it will go. What is the point?” asks Prem Rawat. “There is a lot to appreciate,” he says. “In this one life, to understand what is real, to understand the quintessential, important thing: the value of this existence.”Read an excerpt from this address by Prem Rawat, or download the print version

TPRF Provides US$40,000 to Feeding America for US Hurricane Victims

2008-11-10T13:15:00.001-08:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation as contributed $40,000 to Feeding America, formerly named America’s Second Harvest, to provide truckloads of food to help people returning to their homes in devastated areas of Texas after Hurricane Ike. “Disasters put yet another strain on families who face hunger issues every day,” noted Vicki Escarra, President and CEO of the Feeding America Network. “Thanks to the

Tribute to Existence

2008-10-27T16:09:00.001-07:00

“I need to do everything possible to pay the most magnificent tribute to this existence every single day of my life,” says Prem Rawat. “And, in turn, when you pay this tribute, it fills you with the gift of joy … the gift of peace … the gift of true contentment.”Watch a video clip

TPRF Gives Grant of US$10,000 for Permanent Water Wells in Niger

2008-10-27T16:00:00.001-07:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation has made a $10,000 grant to the Sierra Vista Rotary Club Charities in Arizona to aid 40,000 Nigeriens by providing sustainable and permanent sources of clean water at in Niger, West Africa. These grant funds will be matched by other Rotary Clubs and The Rotary Foundation, potentially bringing together over $61,000 for this project. Ernie Montagne, Rotary Foundation

Made to Enjoy

2008-10-22T11:46:00.000-07:00

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.”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - "Touched by the Magic"

2008-10-22T11:44:00.001-07:00

“What is life about?” asks Prem Rawat. “Is it about the excitement? Or is it about feeling a heart full of joy? I have been telling people all my life: Don’t let another day go by without being touched by the magic of what has been placed inside of you.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Provides US$4,500 to Bring Prem Rawat’s “Words of Peace” in Native Peruvian and Ecuadorian Quechuan Language

2008-10-22T11:26:00.001-07:00

TPRF has donated US$4,500 to Mountains of Hope (Montanas de Esperanza or MdE) to translate and produce DVDs, CDs and text materials to bring Prem Rawat’s message of peace to 20,000 indigenous people who live in the northern highland areas of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. According to Paul Murtha, Executive Director of MdE, “The Quechua peoples are very appreciative that such an important message

Passion

2008-10-06T11:55:00.001-07:00

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.”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - "Beyond Description"

2008-10-06T11:53:00.001-07:00

“What I talk about is not dogmas, theories, descriptions, explanations,” Prem Rawat says. “This is about finding the joy in your life. And not just once, but to have that joy available to you for the rest of your life. If you’re looking for descriptions, explanations, rules, something to believe in—you won’t find them here, because this is the realm of the heart.”Read an excerpt of this address

Prem Rawat - 'The Seed of Kindness'

2008-10-06T11:49:00.001-07:00

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.”Watch a video clip of this address by Prem Rawat

Making a Difference

2008-09-15T14:05:00.000-07:00

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.”Read an excerpt or download the print version

Making a Difference

2008-09-15T14:04:00.001-07:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation Donates US$10,000 for Disabled in Niger

2008-09-15T14:02:00.001-07:00

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.”Read more

Acceptance

2008-08-14T14:48:00.001-07:00

The gift of life is about “that one day, one minute, one second you are touched by the pure joy, the pure reality, that resides in you,” Prem Rawat says. “Wherever go, whoever you are, the gift keeps coming. All you have to do to put your world right is to accept it.”Read an excerpt of this address by Prem Rawat or download the print version

The Prem Rawat Foundation Gives US$100,000 for Clean Water in Ghana

2008-08-14T14:43:00.001-07:00

The Prem Rawat Foundation has made a grant of $100,000 to Community Water and Ecological Sanitation Care (CWESC) to provide 10 impoverished communities with potable water and proper sanitation essential to eliminating debilitating diseases associated with contaminated water. The grant is the third in a series that will help a total of 23 communities and nearly 100,000 people in Ghana.Read more

Prem Rawat - 'Walking with Strength'

2008-07-16T11:19:00.001-07:00

“You exist. You are alive,” says Prem Rawat. “Gather your strengths, not your weaknesses. What are your strengths? Your strengths are consciousness, kindness, understanding, acknowledging, rejoicing, loving. And when you walk with these, the outcome is beautiful.”Read an excerpt of this address by Prem Rawat or download the print version

Dancing with Gratitude

2008-07-16T11:14:00.001-07:00

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.”Watch a video clip of an address by Prem Rawat

The Prem Rawat Foundation Gives US$40,000 to America’s Second Harvest to Aid U.S. Midwest Residents Caught in Floods

2008-07-16T11:08:00.001-07:00

TPRF has granted America's Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network US$40,000 to provide food and water to those stricken by recent flooding in the Midwest. “We are extremely grateful for The Prem Rawat Foundation’s interest in supporting our efforts to respond to the unprecedented flooding in the Midwest,” states Vicki Escarra, President and CEO of America’s Second Harvest.Read more

Prem Rawat - "It’s Your Choice"

2008-06-30T10:45:00.001-07:00

“Things will change—you will change—but the passion for joy, for clarity, will remain with you for the rest of your life,” says Prem Rawat. “Choose that in your life. This is a choice that has to be made every day—to enjoy your life.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

A Calling from Within

2008-06-30T10:41:00.001-07:00

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?”Watch a video clip of this address by Prem Rawat

TPRF Gives US$50,000 for Food Aid in Haiti

2008-06-11T14:37:00.001-07:00

TPRF has offered a US$50,000 challenge grant through the Facebook “Causes” page to help thousands of people at risk of starvation in Haiti due to the recent dramatic rise in food prices. TPRF’s challenge to Facebook members is to raise an additional $50,000, for a total of $100,000, which can supply food for 60,000 people for one month. Karen Sendelback, President and CEO of Friends of the World

The Want for Peace

2008-06-11T14:09:00.001-07:00

“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.”Watch a video clip of an address by Prem Rawat

Call for Peace

2008-05-30T17:43:00.001-07:00

“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.”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - 'Bridge of Life'

2008-05-30T17:41:00.001-07:00

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.”Read an excerpt of this address by Prem Rawat, or download the print version

Welcome to the World of Life

2008-05-30T17:38:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat talks about the moment a baby is born and “the one concern: breathing or not?” At the end of our lives, he says, we have the same concern. “Everything you are is predicated on something so simple. This reality is beautiful. Welcome to the world of life.”Watch a video clip of this address by Prem Rawat

Welcome to the World of Life

2008-05-13T11:19:00.001-07:00

Prem Rawat - "When Spring Comes"

2008-05-13T11:17:00.001-07:00

“In spring, on the ground are delicate little plants,” says Prem Rawat. To survive the winter, he says, they shed their leaves “gambling that summer will come again and, when it does, once again will be made whole.” He asks, “Are you ready for the spring in your life?”Read an excerpt from this address by Prem Rawat, or download the print version

$20,000 Grant from TPRF to Support Prison Telecasts

2008-05-13T11:10:00.000-07:00

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

Who We Are

2008-04-25T11:08:00.000-07:00

“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.”Watch a video clip of this address by Prem Rawat

Prem Rawat - "The Grand Miracle"

2008-04-25T11:06:00.001-07:00

Speaking about the power of life that is beyond logic, like new leaves emerging in spring, Prem Rawat says, “This I call ‘the grand miracle.’ This life holds promise after promise after promise, gift after gift after gift for you.”Read an excerpt from this address by Prem Rawat or download the print version

$26,000 Grant from TPRF Aids Flood Victims in Ecuador

2008-04-25T10:59:00.001-07:00

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

Prem Rawat - "Love"

2008-04-03T13:10:00.001-07:00

“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.”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - "Kindness"

2008-04-03T12:59:00.001-07:00

Responding to someone who asked him about becoming kind, Prem Rawat said, “The kindness that you want to feel, you have. There’s more kindness in you than you can possibly imagine. To practice kindness, just become a little more conscious.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

Prem Rawat’s Message of Peace Requested by Indigenous People of South America

2008-04-03T12:53:00.001-07:00

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

Prem Rawat - "Personal Quest"

2008-03-26T14:11:00.001-07:00

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.”Watch a video clip

TPRF Contributes Food Aid to Kenyan Refugees

2008-03-26T14:10:00.003-07:00

TPRF responded quickly to aid Kenya victims of the violence that erupted following the December 2007 elections by making a contribution to the Friends of the World Food Program (FWFP) to help the UN World Food Programme (WFP) provide food for the 3,000 displaced Kenyans for three months. “TPRF’s generous contribution will help save hundreds of lives and prevent under-nutrition and hunger rates

Prem Rawat - "A Single Source"

2008-03-26T14:10:00.001-07:00

“What is the single source of inspiration in our life?” asks Prem Rawat. “For me, it can’t be a hero. It can’t be something you learned. It can’t be an ideology or a great poet or an artist or philosopher. It is something that resides in the heart.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

'Truest Nature' — by Prem Rawat

2008-03-03T13:45:00.001-08:00

Prem Rawat distinguishes between appearances that change and the actual nature of a human being. “When we begin to look for our truest nature,” he says, “we will find that there is peace. In our nature, there’s understanding, there is the truest love.” Watch a video clip

"By Design", by Prem Rawat

2008-03-03T13:39:00.001-08:00

“Have you found the source of endless joy?” Prem Rawat asks. “It is not far from you—by design. It would be pointless to have the source of that joy inaccessible to you. In the clever design of this life, the source of joy goes with you wherever you go.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Provides Safe, Clean Drinking Water to Schools in Thailand

2008-03-03T13:34:00.001-08:00

TPRF has made a significant grant to the Betterment of Life Foundation in Thailand to provide a sustainable source of clean drinking water to more than 2,500 children in 12 schools that have had no access to drinking water during school hours.Read more

"One by One", by Prem Rawat

2008-02-27T13:26:00.000-08:00

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.Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - 'Nothing Trivial'

2008-02-27T13:24:00.001-08:00

“The universe is a living thing. Something is keeping it all intact. And breath is coming to you, courtesy of that,” says Prem Rawat. “Here you are; you are something. Don’t compare it, ‘Oh, that’s so trivial.’ In this universe, nothing is trivial—nothing.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Funds Breakfast Program for Aboriginal Children in Taiwan

2008-02-27T13:20:00.001-08:00

A grant from TPRF will provide nutritious breakfasts for 530 aboriginal children attending 14 primary schools on islands and in remote mountain areas of Taiwan. The program is offered by the Eastern Culture Foundation (ECF) and the Eastern Charity Foundation. CEO of ECF, Kuo Shiang, Chang, expressed “grateful appreciation” to TPRF for joining ECF “to accomplish this task together.”Read more

The Miracle Is Existence

2008-01-23T11:46:00.001-08:00

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?”Watch a video clip

Prem Rawat - "Congratulations!"

2008-01-23T11:42:00.001-08:00

“Congratulations, you are alive,” says Prem Rawat. “You can appreciate this existence. You can truly be happy in a timeless way—no special circumstances required. You can be in the joy that springs from your heart every single day.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Holds Two Eye Clinics in India

2008-01-23T11:38:00.001-08:00

Recently, TPRF held two eye clinics for India’s poor and received high praise from attending physicians. Over six days, in Jaipur and Delhi, doctors gave free consultations and supplies to more than 3,400 patients, providing eye drops and eyeglasses. A patient, Vimla Sharma, said, “The doctors treated me with such care, thoroughness and kindness. This kind of treatment is hard to find.”Read more

Prem Rawat - "The Success Story"

2008-01-16T13:18:00.001-08:00

“This life can actually become a joy—not tedious, not living in bewilderment—but making every day meaningful, filled with gratitude,” says Prem Rawat. “This human being is a success story. It is a success that started a long time ago and is still unfolding. And it will be a success story until the very last breath. If your heart is full, that’s it.” Read an excerpt and see photos or download the

TPRF Provides Disaster Relief to Mexico's Flood Victims

2008-01-16T13:13:00.001-08:00

A grant from TPRF will provide water, food and other necessities to families caught in a flood that has left nearly half the State of Tabasco under water. TPRF is partnering with the Mexican nonprofit organization Compartimos Bienestar y Salud Para Los Niños Maya I.A.P. to deliver survival kits to stranded families in isolated areas that government agencies and other relief organizations have so

Prem Rawat - "Passion"

2007-12-11T09:47:00.003-08:00

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.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Brings Food and Water to Children in Cambodia

2007-12-11T09:47:00.001-08:00

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

TPRF Helps Earthquake Victims in Peru

2007-11-08T13:04:00.003-08:00

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.”Read more

Prem Rawat - "Supreme Wisdom"

2007-11-08T13:04:00.001-08:00

“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.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

What Reality?

2007-11-08T13:02:00.000-08:00

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.”

Prem Rawat - "When You Find Yourself Alive"

2007-10-25T11:21:00.002-07:00

“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.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

TPRF Breakfast Program for Indigenous Australian School Children Exceeds Expectations

2007-10-25T11:21:00.001-07:00

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.”Read more

On Being Fulfilled

2007-09-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

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'

2007-09-04T11:09:00.000-07:00

“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.Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

The Prem Rawat Foundation Brings Disaster Relief to Indonesia

2007-09-04T11:06:00.000-07:00

TPRF Brings Disaster Relief to Indonesia" title="TPRF Brings Disaster Relief to IndonesiaTPRF 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

Prem Rawat - 'Voyage of Life'

2007-08-14T11:11:00.001-07:00

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.Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

Prem Rawat’s “Words of Peace” TV Series Honored by US Community Access Station

2007-08-14T11:01:00.001-07:00

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.”Read more

"Resources of Peace"

2007-08-06T16:57:00.001-07:00

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'

2007-08-06T16:54:00.001-07:00

“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.”Read an excerpt from an address by Prem Rawat or download the print version.

TPRF Helps Provide Clean Water for 40,000 Villagers in Ghana

2007-08-06T16:47:00.001-07:00

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

Fear or Trust?

2007-07-12T10:57:00.001-07:00

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.Read an excerpt from this address by Maharaji, or download the print version

Prem Rawat's "Words of Peace" on TV on five continents

2007-07-12T10:53:00.001-07:00

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."Read moreTechnorati Tags: The Prem Rawat Foundation

Desperate for Peace

2007-06-25T12:34:00.001-07:00

“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'

2007-06-25T12:25:00.000-07:00

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?”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

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

2007-06-25T12:14:00.001-07:00

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.”Read more

TPRF’s Food for People Brings Hope to Villagers in India

2007-05-29T13:54:00.004-07:00

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.Read moreTechnorati Tags: The Prem Rawat Foundation

Prem Rawat - 'Peace Begins with You'

2007-05-29T13:54:00.003-07:00

“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.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print versionTechnorati

'What You Practice' - by Maharaji

2007-05-15T10:44:00.001-07:00

“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.”Watch a video clip of an excerpt of this address by MaharajiTechnorati Tags: human nature, peace

Prem Rawat - 'Explanations'

2007-05-15T10:38:00.001-07:00

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.”Read an excerpt and see photos or download the print version

The Prem Rawat Grant Brings Relief to Flood Victims in Sumatra

2007-05-15T10:28:00.001-07:00

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.Read more

The Message of Prem Rawat

2007-04-20T09:21:00.001-07:00

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