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Humanity [05:58 min] Renowned peace teacher and speaker Prem Rawat joined us from our Sea Point studio in Cape Town where he spoke about humanity's natural state of peace. He was in South Africa speaking at two events, one in the mother city and the other in Johannesburg. Against all odds, we're doing an event in Las Vegas. Yesterday I was this book which most people have read. It is the most read book. I'm not talking about the Bible. And it is read across the most continents. It is the first book that you actually finished reading. You know what that book is? It is the book of alphabets! And it is one book you won't find in people's library. We've all read this book, but we forget about it. What does this book signify? It was indoctrination on how it should be on step into this world. There are people who say "The whole world is bad". Other say otherwise. To me, it is like a kitchen knife. It has the capacity to feed you, and also to hurt you.

Moonbird- Music Video [06:43 min] A beautiful music video with a message. Song is on a moonbird, which struggles her way to see the beautiful moon.

Feeling of Joy- A conversation [06:45 min] This is an expression of a man who expresses his gratitude to Maharaji for knowledge. At the same time he raises his concern that the kids in the school where he teaches, drive him a lunatic and all the peace, all the joy that he had experienced, sublimes!
Maharaji answers:
There are two things. When you are in this feeling it is beautiful. Further and further when you move away from the feeling, everything else takes over. The outside circumstances will try to get to you. But you should decide. You need to excercise kindness to your existence. Knowledge does work so far you stay in that experience.
Don't be confused about it. You always have the decision to allow those things to take control of you. Lot of people think, it is not in their control. But it is. When a person in prison can feel the peace, then you should have no limits.

The Perfect Instrument [06:49 min] This is a musical video with soothing sound track and scenic images, put together with words of Maharaji

Prem Rawat speaks to young gang members [06:58 min] Good evening. My name is Christina Recalde
It's a pleasure to be in front of you
I had seen you on videos and
I'm amazed to be standing here asking you a question.
I am a gang leader and
also part of Peace and Respect on the Street Program.
We have seen our brothers and friends die
and we wanted all that to end.
As it says in the videos, we have our own angel which is within us,
and personally, that message has changed my life.
Thank you.
What I would like to say to you, again, is very simple. It's very simple.
You are a human being.
When you got up, I didn't know who you were,
but I knew you were a human being.
That's who you are. Learn to respect yourself.
You see, even when you were robbing people,
you knew one thing if somebody robbed you, you didn't like it.
When somebody stole something of yours, like your, you know, stole your earring or something
- "Where is that thing?!" So you knew but, it's like, you were somehow different than
the people you were robbing. But you're a human being.
Do you know that the breath that comes into you is the same breath that comes into me?
The breath says "OK, I'm coming into you." Not going "You've been bad, so, OK, 'time out'."
No! No. To become beautiful, from inside. To become strong, from inside.
If you want to be wealthy, then learn to be generous.
If you want to be strong, then learn humility.
If you want to be smart, learn simplicity.
That's what it takes. Learn simplicity.
Learn humility. If you want that strength, learn that gentleness towards yourself.
A candle has one thing that it can do, and that is, it can light other candles.
All you have to be, is the candle that lights the unlit candles.
It's better than robbing them.
Because, you know, either way they will remember you!
But one way they will remember you with fear,
and the other way they will remember you with gratitude.
You know you ended up being a gang member because you could be anybody you wanted to be.
You chose that. Can you change your mind? Of course! That's the beauty of it.
That's the beauty of it. But this time be pure of heart.
This time be pure of heart,
and that will be your strength.
Belong to the 'gang' of the really cool!
So, anybody and everybody can help, and everybody needs to. Everybody needs to.
This is a noble cause and it has been dreamt by every single civilization,
and it has been dreamt by every single society, and it is about time that it happens.

Ram and Bhilni [07:11 min] This was when, Ram was exiled and he was in the jungle. His wife had been stolen by Ravan and he was in the conquest to get her back. Ram was travelling through the jungle. There was this lady, and her name was Bhilini. She had heard, that Ram is going to go through here on his way, in that search.

Now, she hadn’t heard that Ram is gonna come and stay here. It was just going to be a passage, he was going to go through. And she started to prepare. And her preparation, was so intense, that everybody who saw it, only made fun of her. Because everyday she would clean the road. Everyday she would put flowers on it. Everyday she would go and gather the fruit from the jungle. Everyday, she would prepare and prepare and prepare. Preparation. In that preparation, she found her joy. It was not laborious to her to prepare.

And even though people laughed, because they did not understand, because she had no date of when Ram was to come. She just knew he is gonna come. So, she just started preparing every single day. And people saw this happening day after day after day and they said, "She is crazy."

And everyday people would go to their work, would go where they were going, but she would wait. She wanted to be prepared.

One day Ram came, and she was ready. Not that everybody did'nt want to see Ram. Everybody wanted to see Ram, but they hadn't prepared and they weren't ready. And Ram came and when he came, she was, she greeted him. Took him to the room, offered him food, offered him rest. And everybody was everywhere else. Then Ram left and the only difference they saw that she no longer prepared for him. And they asked here, have you given up. And she said, no, he came and he is gone. And she was exorbitant happy.

What can I get out of that story in my life? That I too, in my life need to be prepared. And I need to be prepared for that clarity to come my way. And that preparation that I need, needs to be immaculate.

And I cannot let the doubt makers come and say, "You are crazy. Yur clarity will never take place." I cant. I cant afford that. Lately, have you, have I, have we taken a look at things that are important to us? How long ago, have we made such a list, taken such an account? When was the last time? When was the last time of all the things that we do of quote unquote normal in this world? When was the last time we took and account of what is really important to you and me? When did we say that this breath is important to me? Whether it is or it isn't, only you know.

Music Video with words of Prem Rawat "Desire for Fulfilment" [07:40 min]

Conversations with journalist Burt Wolf [07:52 min] TPRF Founder Prem Rawat talks to journalist Burt Wolf about the origins of the Food for People program and how it is improving health, reducing crime, and increasing scholastic achievement in India, Nepal, and Ghana. Prem also interviews Indian children who are benefiting from the program.

Burt Wolf, an accomplished television journalist, conducts a rare, one-on-one interview with Prem Rawat. Together, during a fascinating half hour conversation, they explore answers to questions that people have been pondering for centuries: Is there more to life than we think? Where can true happiness be found? Is peace possible? What is it like to live a life fulfilled?

Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi, India [07:57 min] Prem Rawat speaks at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India. He speaks about peace as something a person needs in life, and the importance of understanding that it is attainable. This is a part of interaction he had with the audience.

Greta expresses, about a month before she passed away [08:20 min] If you had one month to live, what would you talk about if someone asked to interview you? What message would you leave behind? In this touching 8-minute video, Greta Brenman, who passed away on June 18th, shares her feelings about life and the guidance of her teacher, Maharaji. I hope you get a chance to pause for a few moments and consider Greta’s words and the sweet feeling behind her words. None of us know how long we have left here. Let’s enjoy each day to the fullest- one breath at a time.