Prem Rawat (Prem Pal Singh Rawat) whose devotees call him Maharaji (meaning Ultimate Ruler) first came to attention in the West as Guru Maharaj Ji - the self-proclaimed Perfect Master and Lord of the Universe ridiculed in the media as a fat, squeaky-voiced God boy. He had inherited his titles and position as the Satguru, The True Revealer of Light and Spiritual Master of the Divine Light Mission, India (Divya Sandesh Parishad) when his father died in 1966. His father, Hans Rawat, was a successful Indian guru, self titled HRH (His Royal Highness) Yogiraj Param Sant Satgurudev Shri Hans Ji Maharaj. As a child the youngest Rawat son was informally called Sant Ji, more formally Balyogeshwar ("Born King of the Yogis") and even more formally Param Sant Satgurudev Shri Sant Ji Maharaj. In the West Rawat dropped these more verbose titles in the early 1980's and instructed his followers to call him Maharaji. He has also changed the names of his organisations many times: Divine Light Mission (DLM), World Welfare Association (WWA), World Peace Corps (WPC) and Divine United Organisation (DUO) became Elan Vital in the early 1980's and in 2001 The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) was created and from 2010 his major orgs are Words Of Peace Global (WOPG) registered in Holland, Words of Peace International (WOPI) in the USA, HDSK (Human Development through Self Knowledge) in Great Britain and Raj Vidya Kender (Royal Knowledge Society) in India. He no longer claims to be an Incarnation of God but an internationally famous humanitarian leader and teacher of peace. He's neither.
Total EmbraceThis Visions International short film was sold on a Video CD distributed at Elan Vital "events" and was produced in 1996. The visuals are of Prem Rawat posing, simpering, sexily closing his yes and looking fom side to side meaningfully as if he was a model in a gay magazine while he talks about the "One Thing" that you can embrace without shame. There are visuals linking his major statements: "that one love", "Is that one thing dear to you?" "Here lies my miracle." & "Admire the glory of existence". Click here for a higher quality video clip (8 megabytes). |
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"What is that one thing in your life that makes all the difference? One thing. Is it not that feeling that you carry within you? That one joy that you carry within you. That one love that you carry within you. That one hope that you carry within you. That one understanding that you carry within you. That one beauty that you carry within you. Just that one thing that you carry within you. That makes all the difference in this world. And is that one thing dear to you? Because without that oceans would be emnpty, clouds would have no rain, rainbows would be colourless. The shine of the moon would only be a reflection being bounced back off the sun. Without that there would be no beauty, there would be no understanding of beauty. Without that there would be no appreciation. There would be no meaning to this lfe. Those are the blessed ones who can in their life humbly accept the blessings that they have been given. Humbly to be able to say "Yes, yes I breathe and I'm thankful for every breath, every single breath that comes in and out of me." That here lies my miracle, that it is my promise my obligation to this beauty that has, for a little while, lent itself to me. Let me enjoy this time that I have on this earth. Let me admire the glory of existence, that one thing within me that I can embrace with no shame. A total embrace." |
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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.