The Golden Age, May 1980, Number 57

The Golden Age, May 1980, Number 57
Inner Cover and Introductions
The beauty of truth Excerpt from Guru Maharaj Ji's satsang, Cartagena, Colombia, 27th March 1980 "As I was saying, this evolution is it. To be completely dedicated and surrendered to Guru Maharaj Ji is the biggest evolution. For this evolution, so many evolutions had to happen. For this evolution, this Earth had to be created. And for this evolution, a human being was created. And so many, so many evolutions took place to create this Earth. And so many evolutions have taken place to create this human being."	3
A constant quest Excerpt from Guru Maharaj Ji's satsang, Cartagena, Colombia, 25th March 1980 "And I see that for every single devotee, in his lifetime, that evolution gets completed when that devotee who is destined to meet his Perfect Master, who is destined to experience that Knowledge - when he does, when he truly surrenders himself, his evolution is completed. He becomes a part of the perfection."	9
Centre Pictures
The master never hides Excerpts from Guru Maharaj Ji's satsang, Hollywood, Florida, USA 10th April 1980 "This is a game that's the ultimate game. The entire universe was created so that this game could take place.."	18
"… to make me dance" Excerpt from Guru Maharaj It's satsang, Hollywood, Florida USA 13th April 1980 "And these musicians start playing music and it goes faster and faster and they have all these little songs all worked out. And neither band even plays my beat. Somehow there is this whole thing of Guru Maharaj Ji's dancing based upon this and this and this. Right? No. Because that dancing comes from that inspiration within inside of me that wants to make me dance or wants to make me sing or wants to make me smile or wants to make me laugh.."	26
Inner Back Cover Pages "Only the Perfect Master knows what it is to be happy. Only the Perfect Master knows how to make people happy, because he makes them eternally happy. He makes them happy in their hearts."

Prem Rawat's "Knowledge" has three parts: regularly listening to his speeches, doing voluntary work for organisations serving him or donating money and daily meditation correctly practicing the four techniques he recommends. The techniques are so simple it's hard to see how they could be practiced incorrectly. First technique ("Divine Light") involves sticking your thumb and middle finger on your eyeballs (NB: with eyes closed) and your index finger between your eyebrows. Second technique: ("Heavenly Music") poking your thumbs into your ears and listening. Third technique: ("Holy Name") thinking about your breathing (NB: continue to breathe). Fourth technique: ("Nectar") curling your tongue backwards and tasting. Rawat's father taught slightly different techniques but either way it's difficult to see how these could produce the benefits claimed for them especially as Rawat claims His Knowledge is the only method of attaining real happiness and love in this life.