Prem Rawat: Man Of Peace


 

Prem Rawat - (Maharaji) in the 90's

In 1993 at an event in Italy, Prem suggested that his students use videos to disseminate his message. The era of the video event had begun. New guests were invited to hear his message directly from him, rather than from people speaking on his behalf. He also began team trainings in the mid to late 90’s, stressing the importance of individual responsibility.

In 1995, his wife, Marolyn, suffered a life-threatening illness, and Prem canceled all speaking engagements for one month to be with her and help care for her as she recovered. With good care and medical attention, she recovered completely, and today shows no sign of the illness.

Satellite-ReceiverIn December 1998, he held an interactive global link-up via satellite. The link was established with 50 countries, and 87,000 students tuned in to his message. In 1999, he established a personal website, Maharaji.net. Introducing the web site, he wrote, "We all, in our own ways, want to better ourselves, be it in our career, our family, our friends, our skills - whatever our chosen endeavor may be. So we should, and to this end many avenues are available to us. However, one cannot forget one’s self. Knowledge of the self is also important - to some, indeed, paramount. Knowledge of the self begins with the self. Your universe resides within you, waiting to be discovered."

"What does it take? It takes a sincere desire, an earnest thirst. Understanding is a wonderful surprise. That which didn't make sense all of a sudden does.  My efforts have always been to help people understand and feel within.  People through the years have tried to place me in a mold, and from the very early years, I have not been able to oblige them. "

 

"When I was very young, people were looking for the "old silver-haired guru with the flowing white robes." I was only eight. When people were flocking to India in their search, I was in the West.

"When people were looking for sophisticated discourses, I spoke of simple things.
When people wanted nirvana, I said, "You need peace."
When people said, "Tell us of scriptures." I said, "Look within you."
When people asked, "What is your qualification." I said, "judge me by what I offer."

"To this day, people want to see me the way they want to.  After all, I guess it is rather inconvenient to see things how they really are. I have evolved, but my message stays the same. Externally, I have changed, but within me, something stays the same."

He has since revamped his web site, now offering a selection of his poetry and music. (Maharaji's site: www.maharaji.net)

Then, in 2000, he introduced his computer-based presentation of the techniques of Knowledge. Initially it was only used for Knowledge reviews, but soon began to be used to teach the Knowledge techniques to new students. Volunteer staff were fully trained in the operation of the equipment. The staff were required to maintain their certification and to undertake reviews in order to ensure their delivery of the material on his behalf remained fresh and up-to-date. Prem had established quality control over the delivery of Knowledge. He continues to personally supervise new content and software upgrades.Information on The Keys

For more information about the Knowledge that Maharaji teaches, please see THEKEYS.MAHARAJI.NET.

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