CONTENTS

"I have the gift, the privilege, to be able to
offer this possibility."

Prem Rawat, also known by the honorary title Maharaji, is described in a recent issue of LEADERS magazine as the leader in the field of Self-Knowledge.
He has also been called a "a leading voice for peace."

He began his work in India, at age eight. In the 31 years since he first began travelling around the world, he has addressed more than four million people in 50 countries on five continents.

To those who come to hear him, he brings inspiration and a message of hope.
For those who wish to make inner fulfilment and peace a reality in their lives, he offers the know-how to connect within, which he calls Self-Knowledge.
He brings to people from a II walks of life, on every continent, a profound, yet simple, message:

"I am talking about something that has been the quest of all human beings-how to find peace within.
We need peace in the heart."
When we

"Peace within Is not something that can be created or invented.
It is a process of unveiling."

have peace in the heart, wherever we go, we feel complete. My role is to inspire. I inspire people to look at their life, to enjoy their life. I introduce you to you. The answer that we look for is not far from us; we carry within the key that will unlock all our locks.
We carry within the answer to all our questions. The fulfilment, the peace, that you are looking for is within you, and I can show you how to get in touch with it.

In this life, there are many arts, and there is the ultimate art of going within. While the universe out there is still being created, the universe within is complete, infinite, forever. The process of rediscovering it is incredibly beautiful. To enjoy each moment, one at a time-this ls the art. This where I can help. Get to know is art Receive this art; this is one art that anyone can do. Enjoy the opportunity to practise this art. The true living art-that's what Self-Knowledge is."

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WITHIN IS THE THIRST
WITHIN RUNS THE RIVER

The thirst to seek peace and find it
The thirst to be fulfilled


Beyond curiosity, beyond questions
Clear but simple, lies the
Real motivating thirst
Imagine your life without it
Without the thirst in your life
Nothing would be appealing
It is the thirst
That causes people to go to the moon
It is the thirst that stirs this world on
When misplaced
The result is calamity, war
And unparalleled disasters
When fulfilled
The result is peace and joy unparalleled
What is the difference between desire
And thirst?
You can be talked out of desire
You cannot be talked out of thirst
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It must be quenched

What you seek is within
Has been and always will be
The river of understanding flows
Pure, clear, and calm are its waters
Those who stand on its shores
May only admire it
Contemplate its beauty and purity
Those who bathe in it know
Those who bathe in it enjoy
The river runs day and night
In all seasons and for all
But only those that hold the courage
Yes, courage
To step in it will be refreshed
Those who will drink of its waters
Will be quenched

simple
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WITHIN ARE THE QUESTIONS
WITHIN ARE THE ANSWERS

How many times do you ask the question
When the answer lies within you?

So rich in asking questions
So poor in accepting answers

Generations have come and gone
But the questions stay unchanged

Whose questions are we asking?
How many before us
Have asked the same question?
And how many after us
Will continue to ask the same question?

Until we begin to search within
We will not find our questions
in this world where the value of questions far
Exceeds the value of answers
Know when to trade the question for the answer

The quest within each one of us is to find the
Answer

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Within is the thirst to know

From this thirst comes the real question
From this thirst comes the real answer

The real question that the heart asks
The real answer that the heart answers

Let in the answer that has knocked at your door
For so long

The answer that satisfies curiosity
Will not satisfy the heart
The answer that satisfies your heart
Will not satisfy your curiosity
Curiosity will only bring more questions

In the ocean of questions there are no answers

The true answer will bring you understanding

If you come across an answer that has no question

accept it

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WITHIN IS THE MOMENT
WITHIN IS THE VESSEL TO CAPTURE IT

In this moment called now
You think of the past
In this moment called now
You contemplate the future

But this moment called now
Has neither past nor future in it
As you dance between the past and the present
All the while like a drop
The moment comes and leaves

Learn to judge the strength of each drop
By the might of the river

Unbiased from the past and untouched by the
Future
Each drop so similar yet so different
Each drop so simple yet so complex
Only one drop, one at a time
Eventually culminating into a lifetime
Most of all
Each drop so precious

A lifetime is a moment again and again
Yet no two moments will ever be the same

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You are the perfect vessel to
Capture the moment

If a moment is too small for you,
Then slow down

If a moment is too fast
Then speed up

If a moment is too high
Then reach a little higher

Learn how to gather
From every moment all that you can

Every moment that comes
Brings with it the possibility of being fulfilled

Learn how to gather fulfilment

And place it in the vessel of your heart

to keep forever

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WITHIN IS THE SEED
WITHIN ARE THE FIELDS

Each seed holds within it a promise
A promise of a plant

Each seed has a possibility
A possibility waiting to become a reality

Waiting and wanting
Your time has come

Listen to the silence
Listen to the thunder
Listen to the breath

The rain is coming
The rain is here
It is time to grow
It is time to awaken
It is time to recognise
It is time to be transformed
It is time to fulfil the promise

Fertile are the fields that are well watered
Fertile are the fields that are well tilled

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You are a farmer
Farm your fields

Sow the seeds of kindness
Reap kindness
Sow the seeds of joy
Reap joy
Sow the seeds of peace
Reap peace
Sow the seeds of wisdom
Reap wisdom

Sow that which your heart wants
Draw water from the well of life

Tend well to what you sow

Till the soil with your efforts

Let the sun of understanding shine bright

For fertile are the fields where the crops grow in

abundance

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WITHIN THE BREATH COMES
WITHIN THE BREATH GOES


Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility of joy




Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility of simplicity

Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility of life

Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility of fulfilment

Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility of peace

Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility of change

Arrival of each breath
Heralds the possibility to be again

So moving
Yet so still
So obvious
Yet so transparent
So complex
Yet so simple
So sure
Yet so uncertain

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So precious
Yet so free

So numerous
Yet one at a time
Breath comes

In each breath feel the presence of life
In each breath feel the presence of your life

Like a swing
Is the coming and going of each breath

From where it comes no one knows
Where it goes no one knows

With each breath, a yearning
With each breath, a yearning fulfilled

Breath comes and it brings everything
Breath goes to make space So the next one may come

Until it is

no more

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WITIN THE DRUMS PLAY
WITHIN COMMENCES THE DANCE OF LIFE

Listen to the rhythm
0Before you play

Listen to the song
Before you dance

Be in sync
With the drums of your heart

The endless song is being sung

The ancient beat
Plays within

Sing true to your nature



Sing every word true to your heart
Sing from the depths of your being
Sing like you have never sung before
The festival of life has begun

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For this lifetime
Put aside sorrow


Put aside pain
Put aside anger

Put aside confusion
Put aside doubt

Put aside fear
Put aside unconsciousness

Put aside ignorance

Come begin
Come celebrate
Come rejoice
Come dance

It is for you
It is

your turn

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WITHIN LIES CONFUSION
WITHIN LIES CLARITY

Tomorrow may bring a lot of sorrow
But it cannot steal my joy

Tomorrow may bring a lot of darkness
But it cannot steal my light

Tomorrow may bring a lot of doubt
But it cannot steal my hope

Tomorrow may bring a lot of confusion
But it cannot steal my clarity

Tomorrow may bring a lot of hate
But it cannot steal true love

Losing the heart is not an option

Losing the moment is not an option

Losing sincerity is not an option

Losing kindness is not an option

Losing gratitude is not an option

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I stand with Strength

I stand with Kindness
I stand with Dignity
I stand with Joy
I stand with
I stand with Clarity

I stand
Shoulder to shoulder with my heart

My shield is my yearning

My sword is my determination


I wage no war


But a chance to be

fulfilled

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WITHIN THERE IS EMPTINESS
WITHIN THERE IS FULFILLMENT

Empty-handed we came
So much runs through our hands
But nothing remains in our grasp

We fill our minds with so much
But the heart remains empty

We search, for the sake of searching
We learn, for the sake of learning
We find, for the sake of finding
Search for what is missing
Learn that which needs to be learned
Find that which has been lost

It is easy to find emptiness
But hard to empty ourselves

The self awaits to be discovered
The joy awaits to be embraced

The fulfilment awaits to fill us

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The happiness awaits to join us


The heart awaits to dance


This is the time to be fulfilled


Empty yourself of emptiness


Fill yourself with the treasures of existence





Empty-handed we came


But


Empty-handed we do not


have to go


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WITHIN IS THE CoNFLICT
WITHIN IS THE PEACE

Whenever the message of the world differs
From the message of the heart

There will be conflict
Whenever the cry of the heart is ignored
There will be conflict

Until people find peace within
It will only remain a dream

When the inner conflict has been resolved
Then peace will become a reality
Peace is never far from us
Instead, peace resides within each one of us

In the battlefield of life
Peace is searching for us

In the avenues of life
Hope is searching for us

In the trails of existence
Our heart is searching for us

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In the maze of thoughts
Clarity is searching for us

In the narrow streets of
Understanding
Knowledge is searching for us

In the alleys of darkness
Light is searching for us

Stand still
So they may find you


Stand very still
So they may see you


Stand very, very still


So they may

embrace you

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

This booklet provides a glimpse of Maharaji's message.
If you enjoyed reading it and would like to enquire further, the following addresses may be of interest:

Maharaji

www.maharaji.net


The Prem Rawat Foundation

www.tprf.org
P.O. Box 241498
Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA


www.contact-info.net

Information about Maharaji's events,
satellite broadcasts
and local contacts worldwide



"Fulfilment may not be easy, but that should not be a deterrent.
It is not something you pursue because it is easy or hard.
It's because you need it."


"No one can convince you that there is a thirst in you.
I can tell you I have felt a thirst, and you must find your own.

When you have found the thirst, then and only then, the process of quenching can begin.

Self-Knowledge can help; it can allow us to connect to the world within where the joy is.

Whether it is a waterfall, whether it is a river, or whether it is a stream, approach it with a sincere thirst in your heart and a little humility, a little wanting to know.
Let the heart be the judge."