The Mind: Prem Rawat's Teaching

Prem Rawat's Teaching about The Mind

In Prem Rawat's theology "the Mind" .

December 10th, 1971, Prem Nagar Ashram, Hardwar, India If you want real satisfaction it is the mind that has to be conquered; it is the mind that has to be satisfied. And the means to do this is by using a special Knowledge, a special way, a special system, and this is the system that has been described by all the saints. And It Is Divine Magazine, Volume III, Issue 4, Winter 1976 and Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji?
December 10th, 1971, Prem Nagar Ashram, Hardwar, India "This fly was broken; in the same way the mind has to be broken. First of all, man will have to close his carnal outer doors. He has to beat hard with his devotion, that is the stick. And with his devotion and meditation he has to kill this crazy damn fly. So, the same way, mind is too strong, you know it is very big. To him it seems very pretty but then, of course, it is a fly. It is no good. Same way, the minds of this Kali Yuga (today) are very strong. Very, very strong." And It Is Divine Magazine, Volume III, Issue 4, Winter 1976 and Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji?
Ventura, California, 21st January, 1979 So premies, here we are: 1979. I was listening at the residence to the satsang from here, and it was nice. And the whole thing was, that there is a feeling of understanding, a feeling of devotion. There's a feeling of clarity. There's a feeling of Knowledge, of Guru Maharaj Ji, that has to be very, very clear for all of us; that has to be very alive and very present for all of us. … And what is mind? I mean, what is mind? By saying "mind" it's not the "mind" mind that we all think about: brain. (I guess you've seen pictures of a brain.) That's not it. But that darkness, that absence of Guru Maharaj Ji in our lives, of Knowledge in our lives; that absence of clarity in our lives, that absence of Truth in our lives: that's what mind is. … And Guru Maharaj Ji says, "Wait and I'll give you the tool. Have faith in me. Believe in me. And you'll have that experience; you'll have that beauty. All your absence will go away. All your darkness will go away. All your illusions will go away and nothing but the clarity is what would persist within you." The Golden Age, April 1979, Number 52

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.