Prem Rawat: There are people on the face of this earth who are very rich. There are people on the face of this earth who are very poor! There are people who are very educated; there are people who are not very educated. There are people who are very nice! There are...

Prem Rawat: What do we lose in our life? There is this thing, this word. And the word is “innocence.” And it’s a beautiful word. And what it alludes to is also beautiful: innocence! How do I take that word “innocence?” “To perceive what is, as is.” Not complications....

In this life, you have an opportunity. You have a chance to do right; and first of all, you have to do right by yourself, and there are not too many people in this world who do that. They’re not fair to themselves. They don’t look at the opportunity as an opportunity....

What you know is what counts. In the desert when you are thirsty, it is not the pictures of water that are going to help. It is the water that you have in the bottle that is going to quench your thirst. So, what do you know? What do you know about you? You! Who are...

There was a man. He had saved up some money, and one day he came across a piece of land, and the piece of land had been totally abandoned. So he went to the owner and he said, “You know, you have this land. Could you sell me this land?” And the owner realized he...

You know, if everybody is fine suffering—why have hope? If you are quite content bickering with each other—fear, jealousy, everything...? There is a fundamental question: Is greed ... normal to a human being? It’s a very important question. “Is greed normal to a human...

What questions do you ask? What questions should you be asking? Do you ask the question, “Am I blessed? [From audience: No. ... Ha!] And if I am blessed ... do I feel it ... every single day?” Every single day? “Am I alive? Do I feel alive every single day?” Or,...

It’s about being alive—that incredible miracle that came and touched you in that first breath that came into you. And because you took that breath, you had a mother. Because you took that breath, you had a father. Because you took that breath, you were alive. Because...

Economic problems plague the world. People don’t feel safe. And so you wonder, “Why? What happened? How did we become like this? Is this our nature? This is…is this who we are?” Or is something else going on…that maybe we are so separated from our true self that we...

There are so many cuisines in this world. You have Indian cuisine; you have Chinese; you have Japanese; you have European. You have so many cuisines. But what is the fundamental thing behind each one of these foods, behind each one of these cuisines? It’s hunger! Now...

When you see a jungle, when you see a forest, what do you see? What do you see? You see trees, right? But do you know the story? Behind every tree there was a seed. And that seed was successful. And that seed came from another tree, that came from a seed that was also...

So, people ask, “How do I practice peace? How...where do I find peace?” You have two eyes. What do the eyes do? They see the world. They see everybody’s face. What can’t they see? Your eyes cannot see your face. Isn’t that true? They can see everybody’s face, but they...

You go anywhere in the world, anywhere in the world—and so they have a pizza place. You can get pizza. So you go there and you read in the menu, “Pizza. Pizza Margherita.” So what does it say? It says “Pizza ... Margherita.” So you order Pizza Margherita—right? The...

Who am I? Seventy percent water and I can talk? Seventy percent water and I can actually see things? Seventy percent water and I can think? When was the last time water thinks? Does that come across the news: “We have thinking water.” And we have thinking water right...

Who are you? What are you? When you hear "Do you know yourself?" What does that mean? Is it some definition that somebody's going to plunk in your head? It better not be. Because it has to be something that you know from the bottom of your heart-who you are. That you...

Already before you, billions and billions and billions of people have already played the game you are playing. They have done it all! The game you play today, they have played it. And they’re gone, and there is no trace of them. Pshew! Like a magic trick, disappeared...

You need to start with yourself, discover and nurture your inner resources. You have the questions, and you have the answers within you. You contain those answers that you have been looking for. The questions come from within you, and the answers are also within you....