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Prem Rawat talks about the universal need for peace. “Not as a society,” he says, “but as an individual. I strongly believe that it is the individual that has to understand what peace is. And feel that need in their lives. Then and only then can we begin to see the movement towards peace, because the foundation is solid.”

Prem Rawat talks about how a cow is happiest being a cow and asks, “What makes you happy?” He talks about the priceless wealth every person has been given—the yearning to be happy and having the source of happiness within.

“Personal peace,” Prem Rawat says, “is not a luxury, but a fundamental necessity for each individual.” Speaking about wisdom, he adds, “Listening to the voice that calls out again and again to feel peace within is true wisdom.”

Prem Rawat talks about how, while often the importance of a day is based upon failures or successes during that day, the value of existence is forgotten. The greatest value in existence, the greatest blessing, he says, is the breath.

Prem Rawat talks about the uniqueness of every human being, the incredible gift that it is to be alive, and the understanding that everything a person could ever want, they already have.

What would the world look like if every human being had peace? Prem Rawat was asked. “Every human being would look beautiful because human beings wear peace so well.”

“Peace begins with our understanding of what we have been given,” says Maharaji. “Why is this important? Because the entire world is telling us about things that we do not have. Nobody is pointing out to us what we do have. What we have been given is this life, is this existence. And this existence needs to mean something.”

Prem Rawat talks about the demands in life and how much effort it takes to make others happy, and emphasizes how important it is to find contentment and peace, as well. Now is the time to be fulfilled, he says; “This is your time to be happy.”

Prem Rawat talks about remembering the most important thing in our lives: One life. One existence. One incredible gift, he says, that we have been given.

Prem Rawat compares a human life to a construction site—a work in progress that can become more magnificent than the greatest works of art.

Prem Rawat compares a human life to a construction site—a work in progress that can become more magnificent than the greatest works of art.

Prem Rawat speaks about the freedom every person has within them—the freedom to feel joy and clarity that lies in the depths of a human being no matter what is happening.

“Personal peace,” Prem Rawat says, “is not a luxury, but a fundamental necessity for each individual.” Speaking about wisdom, he adds, “Listening to the voice that calls out again and again to feel peace within is true wisdom.”

Prem Rawat talks about how, while often the importance of a day is based upon failures or successes during that day, the value of existence is forgotten. The greatest value in existence, the greatest blessing, he says, is the breath.

Prem Rawat talks about the uniqueness of every human being, the incredible gift that it is to be alive, and the understanding that everything a person could ever want, they already have.

What would the world look like if every human being had peace? Maharaji was asked. “Every human being would look beautiful because human beings wear peace so well.”

“Peace begins with our understanding of what we have been given,” says Maharaji. “Why is this important? Because the entire world is telling us about things that we do not have. Nobody is pointing out to us what we do have. What we have been given is this life, is this existence. And this existence needs to mean something.”

Prem Rawat talks about a peace that begins with each person, and about the possibility of making peace a reality: “What do you want in the history books of tomorrow?“ he says. “Do you want people to read about the existence of peace? Or do you want another repeated chapter of war?”

Prem Rawat talks about the importance of each person seeing what they have been given, based on their own individual experience, and fulfilling their truest thirst in life. “How much of what you perceive is because you have experienced it,” he asks, “and how much of what you perceive is looking at this world through somebody else’s eyes?”

Prem Rawat talks about the search for contentment and the avenues and formulas to find it. “There is a magic formula,” he says. “In me, in you. The solution lies within us—in our understanding that, yes, peace is a possibility.”

Prem Rawat talks about a fundamental need for peace that is innate to everyone. In a busy world where every minute counts, he says, of all the possibilities that exist, there is also the possibility for each person to be content.

Maharaji, as Prem Rawat is widely known, 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.”

“There are more important things going on inside of you than you realize,” Prem Rawat 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.”

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?”

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.”

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.”

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.”

“What do you practice in your life?” Prem Rawat 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.”

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.”

“Have you ever felt desperate for peace?” Prem Rawat 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 quotes a couplet from a 14th century Indian poet, “That there is a drop in the ocean, everyone knows. But that there is an ocean in the drop, only a few understand.” “You are the drop,” he says, “and there is an ocean inside of you that you can know.”

Prem Rawat 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 talks about the quest for peace prevalent throughout civilizations as a fundamental need of each human being. “Something from inside stirs every single day,” he says, and calls from within. “Something inside us,” he says, tells us, “Let me feel, let me experience that state in which I am not burdened with conflict.”

Prem Rawat 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.” Watch a video clip