Prem Rawat, known also by the honorary title Maharaji, has traveled the world for more than three decades, inspiring people to find peace within.

Born in India, he started addressing audiences at the age of three and gave his first published address when he was only four. At eight, he started presenting his message of peace throughout the Indian subcontinent. At thirteen, he was invited to speak in London and Los Angeles. Since then, more than 9 million people in over 250 cities and 50 countries around the world have come to him for inspiration and guidance.

The dissemination of his message, which is made available in more than 88 countries and 70 languages, is entirely supported by voluntary contributions and the sale of related materials. He supports himself and his family through independent means.

He founded The Prem Rawat Foundation, which promotes his message of peace and spearheads significant humanitarian initiatives around the world.


About Maharaji’s Message
Maharaji’s message is simple and profound. Speaking at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, he said, “Peace needs to be in everyone’s life. Of all the things we have tried in this world, there is one thing we have never given a chance. That one thing is peace. If we want to hope for something, maybe we could hope in our heart that peace will come in our life. The peace we are looking for is within. It is in the heart, waiting to be felt, and I can help you get in touch with it. It is not the world that needs peace; it is people. When people in the world are at peace within, the world will be at peace.”

For those who wish to make peace a reality in their life, he offers inspiration and guidance. “What I offer people is not just talk,” he says, “but a way to go inside and savor the peace that is within.”


About Knowledge
“What I offer is more than words. I offer the know-how to access the experience of peace and fulfillment within. I call it Knowledge.

“What Knowledge makes possible is an enjoyment of life that is independent of circumstances. It is a way to connect to the experience of the self that lies within.

“Knowledge consists of four techniques that enable a person to turn their attention from the outside to the inside. It is not imagination or visualization. It is a practical way to focus within to access what is already there.

"The journey of Knowledge is a journey of self-discovery.

“For those who wish to make this journey, I offer to help them prepare to learn the techniques of Knowledge, and I provide ongoing inspiration and guidance for a lifetime of enjoyment.”

Maharaji


How To Learn More about Maharaji’s Message
You can enjoy Maharaji’s message through video and audio recordings of his addresses, through the printed material available, and by attending events with him. Here are some of the resources available:

* You can download the "Discovering More" video and brochure.

* You can subscribe to Inspire, a free biweekly electronic newsletter that contains print excerpts and video clips from Maharaji's recent addresses.

* You can watch broadcasts of his addresses on cable or satellite television around the world. See the schedule of these broadcasts.

* On www.tprf.org, the website of The Prem Rawat Foundation, you may view, download, or purchase a variety of print, audio, and video materials.

* Maharaji's website, www.maharaji.net contains poetic excerpts accompanied by music.

* Podcasts and videocasts of excerpts from Maharaji’s addresses are available.

* www.contactinfo.net provides links to other websites in many countries around the world. On the website of your country, you will find more information about resources available locally, including: schedules of local video presentations of Maharaji's addresses, how to borrow materials from a lending library near you, how to be notified when Maharaji holds an event in your country, and phone numbers of local contacts if you wish to speak with someone.

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Prem Pal Singh Rawat, also called MaharajLocal contacts and eventsi (formerly called Guru Maharaj Ji), was born on December 10, 1957 in Dehradun, India. He has, since the age of four, been addressing people around the world on the subject of finding peace within and says that he is able to offer a practical way to do so. He calls this method "Knowledge" and describes it as taking "all your senses that have been going outside all your life, turn them around and put them inside to feel and to actually experience you".

At the age of six, he was revealed these techniques of "Knowledge" by his father and succeeded him when he died in 1966, being accepted by his father's followers as their satguru (Sanskrit: true teacher) and assuming the role of "Perfect Master" at his father's funeral. He thereby became the recognized leader of the Divine Light Mission (DLM) that was started by his father and began taking his message to people throughout the Indian subcontinent.

In 1971 he was invited to speak in London and Los Angeles and attracted substantial media attention, some of which referred to the 13-year-old as the "boy guru". In 1972 he began touring the world talking about inner peace and teaching Knowledge, revisiting the UK and the US and speaking at events for the first time in Switzerland, Germany, Kenya, South Africa, Japan, and Australia.[8] His marriage to a Westerner in 1974 precipitated a family rift and Rawat's mother and his eldest brother Satya Pal Singh (Satpal) secured control of DLM in India through legal proceedings. Rawat remained in the West and in the 1980s he began the slow dissolution of the Divine Light Mission, stepped away from the trappings associated with an Indian guru and continued to appear to audiences as Maharaji, a teacher and public speaker, promoting the same message and offering the same techniques of Knowledge. At that time, non-profit, charitable organizations with a minimal structure manned mainly by volunteers were established in several countries called Elan Vital, whose main purpose is organizing events to which Rawat is invited to speak.

According to The Prem Rawat Foundation, he has continued to promote a means to achieve a lifelong, individual experience of inner peace, and that his message is that "it is only by individuals finding peace for themselves can the world be at peace" and that he is able to assist in this endeavor. Starting in 2001, he has been invited to address various institutions on the subject of peace, and has, through the Prem Rawat Foundation, spearheaded various humanitarian initiatives.

Rawat has attracted controversy for what his critics consider a lack of intellectual content in his teachings, leading a sumptuous lifestyle, and making what critics and religious scholars regarded as personal claims of divinity.

Rawat lives with his wife in Malibu, California in the Unites States. They have four grown children. He is an experienced airline transport-rated pilot and holds a number of pilot ratings on jet airplanes and helicopters. His résumé discusses skills in computer graphics, computer-aided design, and development of aviation software. He is listed as co-inventor on a US Patent for a world-time watch for aeronautic applications. A US citizen since 1977, he reports that he supports himself and his family as a private investor, and that he has contributed to the success of several startup companies in various industries, including software. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.