What is it that Prem Rawat offers?
"What I offer is a way to be able to go within and savor
the beauty that is within you. I do not create the beauty.
It is not a mental thing. It is not an imagination. It does
not come from a book. It does not come from ideas. It is something
already within you."
Copenhagen, Denmark 1994
"It is simple because it is already within you. It is
profound because it defies every explanation. It is something
that cannot be written about; it can only be felt. And you
have the capacity to feel it"
Seattle, Washington, USA 1994
"I have no solution to the world problems. I have nothing
new to tell you. Instead, I offer you one of the things that
you have known for the longest time. That which you are looking
for, and have looked for, and love, and admire is within you.
And I offer a way to be able to reach that."
Wembley, UK. 1997
What does Maharaji mean by "Self-Knowledge"?
"This is the Knowledge of the self. Through this, you
will learn, you will discover, and you will get in touch with
what is within you"
Cotonou, Benin. 1998
"Knowledge, in the simplest of terms, is a means to
feel a feeling that is within the hearts of all human beings."
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 1998
What is so different about Knowledge?
"Knowledge is very different because here, it is not
a deficiency that is pointed out. It is, in fact, what you
have within you that is pointed out. That you are complete.
That within you is the joy of all joys."
Cotonou, Benin, 1998
"When you can find out what it is within you, something
shifts. And that's the difference. There can be that simple
enjoyment in you. Why? Because the thirst for that enjoyment
is also within you."
Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 1994
Will Knowledge solve my problems?
"Knowledge cannot help your problems. You have to work
with your problems and deal with them. They are going to come
and they are going to go. Knowledge is something very specific.
Knowledge allows you to have an experience of what is already
inside you. No more and no less. It will not make any changes
in your life. You do not have to do that."
Versailles, France. 1992
Is Knowledge a religion?
"Knowledge is not spiritual, nor is it a religion. Knowledge
belongs I neither of those tow categories. Knowledge says
there is a consciousness inside of you, that you are complete."
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.1998
Is there any cost for Knowledge?
"Knowledge is free. It is free because the feeling is
already inside you. I am not creating it. I am not manufacturing
it. What you have, you already own."
New York, USS. 1994
If this experience is already within me, then why don't
I know it?
"Our eyes are capable of seeing everything except themselves.
To see your own eyes, you need a mirror. Knowledge enables
you to look and see your true self, to look and see what is
within you. This is not from a book. This is not someone's
philosophy. This is for you to appreciate, for you to enjoy"
Rome, Italy. 1994
Is everyone who receives Knowledge happy with it?
Not everyone who receives Knowledge is satisfied with what
they have received. Sometimes a person's own expectations
may be different than what Knowledge actually offers. For
instance, someone thinking that Knowledge may take away a
physical ailment would become disillusioned very quickly.
Prem Rawat asks that those who want Knowledge take the time
to learn about what is being offered, and the kind of personal
effort that is needed, by listening to what he has to say.
This preparation greatly improves an individual's chances
to enjoy Knowledge. Nonetheless, Prem Rawat often makes it
known in his talks that, "If you like it - fine, if you
do not like it - fine." The practice of Knowledge has
always been a matter of personal choice and interest.
