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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TPRF continues to reach out to bring food, water, and medical necessities to people most in need all over the world. Your support is most appreciated.

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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 continues to reach out to bring food, water, and medical necessities to people most in need all over the world. Your support is most appreciated.

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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