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Prem Rawat

What's your little story? What's your little story?

The war there, the war there, this issue, that issue. "This is happening, that's happening, he's coming, that one is going."

"He's sick, he's feeling good, he's doing this, he's doing that," "I don't have enough money, I have too much money."

"I'm going to get this, I'm going to have this problem. I'm going to have that problem."

Did I cover everything? More or less?

In broad spectrum I could throw in a few individual things. The doctor said that my kidneys have got to come out.
Whatever you want to add or subtract from it. I've only got two days to live, give or take six months.

Whatever. Whatever.

Isn't that the story that keeps repeating in your life? This goes wrong, you fix it. That goes wrong, you fix it. Try to fix it, you pray you fix it.
And then these are your brave stories. Are they not?

"There I was, I didn't have a car, and I didn't know how I was going to get there, to the airport. And then all of a sudden, all of a sudden, this truck came, pulled over and said, "Do you need a ride?" And took me to the airport.

And you're proud of that.

That's your little miracle. That's your little miracle. That's your little miracle.

"Wow!"

And everybody you tell that story to, they're intrigued.

But here, this has been said, "Let me tell you a story that cannot be spoken. And if you don't understand it, you cannot recite, you cannot tell."

What is the story?

The story is, that in the human being is a little bit of the infinite. You think that tops your little stories?

Maybe not for you.

But in my book, that tops it.

Forget about all my problems, forget about all my accomplishments, forget about all the things that I have done that are good, forget about all the things that I have done that are bad, forget about all those things. Forget all my dreams, forget all my ambitions.

There is something else going on. There is a little bit of the infinite in me. But the key is that, that is in you.

In fact that's what makes you be alive.

Many people in their lives, they see things not going their way; they start losing hope, and the next thing you know, calamity. But it takes courage to have hope; it takes courage to have clarity. And when there is that courage....

This is what’s beautiful. If you get angry, you know what you will be rewarded by? Anger. Just think about it, right? You get angry; you’ll be rewarded by anger. What is the reward of anger? Either you will get more angry.... Maybe, maybe you begin by being angry with your friend, and the next thing you know, you’re also angry with yourself—for being angry at your friend.

Anger rewards anger; anger begets anger. Fear rewards fear. You get afraid of being afraid—and that’s when it really sets in. It’s more than the boogeyman in the closet. Now, you’re afraid to be in the room; you’re afraid to be alive. “Oh my God....”

But...but what is the reward of hope? It brings you more hope. What is the reward of joy? It brings you more joy. What is the reward of happiness? It brings you more happiness. What is the reward of knowledge? It brings you more knowledge. What is the reward of being content? It brings you more contentment. What is the reward of knowing? It brings you more knowing.

This is how it is. This is how it’s always been.

– Prem Rawat

What is my message? And you’ve all heard “peace ambassador”, “peace ambassador.” Don’t, don’t get taken up by that. In my opinion, you’re all peace ambassadors because you all have peace in you. So you have, you’re also peace ambassadors.

But the problem is that word, peace is possible– it’s not a problem if you understand what peace is. If you don’t know what peace is, ‘is possible’ really becomes ‘impossible.’

And as I travel the world and I say to people ‘peace,’ and people have no idea what peace is. No idea. For most people, escaping from their problems is peace. You see? Let me ask you a question. Why do you want peace? Why? Why do you want peace? Well, so what? You want dahl too, no? Do you like rice? Do you like rice? So, you like rice too. But that doesn’t say ‘rice as possible.’ That says ‘peace is possible.’ Why do you want peace? Ahh, to be happy. Oh, how many of you want peace because it makes you happy? Raise your hand.

So, next question. Why do you want to be happy? It feels good? That’s why you want to be happy, because it feels good? Why do you want to feel good? Why do you want to be happy? Why do you want peace? So, is your happiness not always there? Does happiness fall from the sky? Does happiness grow in the field? What is your happiness? What is happiness?

To you, your bus is leaving and you’re not on it, and the bus driver sees you running behind the bus and he stops. “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.” Is that what peace is, getting on the bus?

So, I’m asking these questions because I want to engage you. I want you to think; I want you to understand that peace isn’t running away from your problems. Peace isn’t about your problems. Peace isn’t about the good and bad. Peace isn’t about the confusion.

What is peace? As human beings, we have two parts to us; it’s just a physical rule. You cannot have one-sided coin. Every coin has two sides. Even if you split the coin to get rid of one side, you will still have two sides. Just the law of nature, right? So, every time you are confused, guess what the other side of that is. Clarity—that far away.

When you find yourself in darkness, light is that far away. When you find yourself in sorrow, happiness, joy is that far away. I’m just being, so you can see, it’s less distance than that, believe me.

You have two natures in you. You have kindness. You have clarity. This is your nature too. Kindness, clarity, compassion, joy, light is your nature too. And confusion, anger, frustration is also your nature. So don’t get, you know, like, “Oh yeah, I like that. I like, light is my nature.” No, darkness is your nature too. Darkness is your nature too. But so is light; so is light.

So there is a place in you, the place where that light is ,where that joy is, where that clarity is, where that understanding is, and that, experiencing that place will bring you peace. That’s what peace is. That’s what peace is.

- Prem Rawat

(Prem Rawat) There is a thirst in every human being. May not be scientifically proven, but it does not require any faith. See what I'm saying? It's like when something cannot be scientifically proven for it to exist, some faith is required but thirst is not one of those things.

Somebody comes to me and says, "I am thirsty. Can I have a glass of water? If I tell him, "Prove it." "I don't see 'thirst' written on your forehead. Prove it."

The only way he can prove it is when I give him the water and he goes, glug, glug, glug, glug.

"Oh! You were thirsty."

The thirst for clarity is innate. If you did not have that, do you realize? If you did not have that, you would self-destruct. You would self-destruct. If you did not have a powerful thing in you that moves you to exist, to live on, to go on, you would self-destruct.

If you did not have this want for clarity in your life, you would self-destruct. If you did not have a liking for wisdom, you would self-destruct. There'd be nothing left of you. But you do. That's why you need wisdom. That's why you need wisdom. That's why you need clarity so you can navigate these paths that are so difficult, that the world has made so, so difficult.

And more rules, and more rules, and more rules, and more rules. All this changes. What doesn't change, don't you realize, is you? You don't change. You're still a human being. You still have

those fundamental needs and wants in your life. Need to be happy, need to be clear. Need to be… thriving. Need to be in prosperity. True prosperity. This is your need. If you didn't have this need,

you would self-destruct. You would self-destruct.

Without that clarity, without that wisdom, without that understanding you no longer play the role of a human being on the face of this earth. This is what it means to be here. You see… You're part of such a magic. Of this incredible drama that is taking place. And that's why your existence on the face of this earth is so profound.

That...Oh! I mean, what can I say? What can I say? This is what's happening.

So basically, you have kept all the components of the car and taken off the steering wheel. And it is entirely possible that for a little while the car goes. But at some point in time when you need that turn, it’s not going to happen—and there is going to be a spectacular crash!

Because the speed of this vehicle is not determined by you. In the vehicle of existence, the speed of this vehicle is determined by time. You’re going at that speed. There are no brakes and there is no reverse gear.

And the most precious thing you have in this vehicle is not the accelerator—because you don’t want it to go faster. Time already goes way too fast. The only thing you’ve got is your steering wheel. Keep your eyes open and steer. That’s all you’ve got.

– Prem Rawat

Prem Rawat:

Let me ask you a question. Have you really been looking for perfection in an imperfect world? Have you? You’re not going to succeed – sorry! You’ve wasted your time. You’re not going to find it. Not outside. The only place you’re going to find it is within you.

Make sure that your objective is very clear to you every single day! And your objective is what? To be in peace. To have a good time! With the little time that you’ve got left, have a good time!

I mean, just have a great time. This will really upset your enemies–seeing you happy. Oh, that would drive them crazy. Because they work so hard to make sure that
you don’t have a good time – and there you are.

And this is what that one couplet says, “That when you came in to this world, you cried and the world laughed. Do something so the world cries and you laugh.”
Do you have a choice? Do you have a choice?! [Audience: No.] Oh, of course you have a choice; you can absolutely make yourself miserable. Absolutely.

And I hope that you, if you are one of those nitpickers, like, “Ah, yeah, and ah, this chariot is a little too big. And it’s a little too small. It’s not enough, hasn’t any headroom. And it doesn’t have this, and it doesn’t have a horn, and it doesn’t have a radio, and it doesn’t have a CD player, and it doesn’t have a DVD player, and it doesn’t have a hard drive,” that you abandon that attitude.

Just abandon it for good. Open your eyes and see how things really are, because they are just incredible. Just incredible. People’s lives being transformed is not trivial. It’s not trivial by any stretch of the imagination.