The Ability to Be Happy

[4 min] “Every day you have to ability to feel happy, to feel content,” says Prem Rawat. “Think about this: Does your ability to feel contentment ever vary? And the answer to it is no. The ability does not vary, but the joy that I feel does vary.”

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Equilibrium

[5 min] “When we are centered,” Prem Rawat says, “when we are placed in that equilibrium where our hearts are full, then our true nature shines—and the true nature that we have is beautiful. It’s real, and that is the place of true peace.”

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Promise of Life

[6 min] “This existence that you have, this life that you have, despite all the problems, is beautiful, wonderful,” says Prem Rawat. “Look at the desert. When it rains, mysteriously, even the desert holds in it the promise of beautiful life, of delicate flowers.”

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What are you busy with?

[4 min] Prem Rawat says, “We allow ourselves to be busy, but we never ask ourselves, ‘What are you busy with?’ You’re busy with your career. You’re busy with your life. You’re busy trying to make some dream come true. But where is this headed? How does this all end?”

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What is Peace?

[3 min] Prem Rawat says that wherever he goes, people want peace. But when he asks what is peace, “everybody has their own version of peace, because everybody is looking at it from a totally different angle. Peace,” he says, “begins with every single human being.”

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Rain of Peace

[10 min] Prem Rawat talks about how we are the only ones who can make ourselves happy. “Let it be that I know myself, that of all the people I have tried to understand,” he says, “that I understand myself, because I want the rain of peace, of understanding to come.”

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With the Heart of a Child

[8 min] “To understand the ultimate truth, … you have to be utterly simple because truth is simple,” says Prem Rawat. “How simple?” he asks. “With the heart of a child. What does a child have that you don’t have? Simplicity.”

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Coming and Going of Breath

[6 min] 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.”

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The Core is You

[5 min] “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.”

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Life is a Road

[4 min] “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.”

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The Pivotal Question

[1 min] “Is peace a manifestation of something that happens inside a human being, or is peace something on the outside only?” Prem Rawat asks. “Where does the desire for peace come from? Is peace innate to every human being? This, in my opinion, is the pivotal question.”

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