YOGA is spoken of as the union of the transitory and the infinite.  Many try to achieve peace through the conditioning of the body, or the restraining of the mind.   Working on the Self, understanding the Self, is seen as the doorway through which any real wisdom about life can be attained. Despite all the differing views, clans, cults, societies, pathways, we all have one thing in common: a heart that yearns for one-ness.  Call it “peace”, call it “joy”, call it “contentment”, call it “bliss”.  These are only words, and I’m sorry, but words are not enough.

I encourage anyone who strives for balanced, compassionate, grounded living to consider finding their own unique path of inner peace through whatever means works for you.   In many peoples’ lives, due to the confusion generated by conflicting religions and philosophies, it remains unclear as to the best path to travel to attain personal peace of mind & contentment. I normally recommend a teacher whose teachings are free-of-charge (ie, not a business or enterprise) and which appeal to those from all walks of life,
all cultures, all religions all ages, all races.   Such teachings should not only be free of charge, they should be simple and should empower the individual to find the answers within themselves, not from external rulebooks or handed-down prophecies.   We all know innately that our true wisdom lies within us, it’s just that most of us lack the tools, the willpower, the focus and the direction in order to bring out the best that lies buried within us.

The teacher I find the most helpful for those considering a path of self-knowledge is Prem Rawat.  He has been teaching since the age of eight – originally in his native India – now over the entire world.  He has recently addressed United Nations assemblies, capacity audiences at Harvard & Oxford, national parliaments of Australia and Italy.  His community cable programs on the well-known “Words Of Peace” series are now broadcast into 25 million homes in North America alone weekly and have won programming awards in
Brazil three consecutive years for Programming excellence .Prem Rawat was given the honorary title, “Maharaji” – meaning “great teacher”, as a child, for the unique abilities he had in directing people to realize their true potentials.  In his recent tour of India, an audience of more than one million people heard his heart-felt message.  The non-profit organization which supports his work, TPRF, has contributed 1.8 million dollars for disaster relief and aid in 2006 alone.

I would urge anyone, who is sincerely looking for lasting solutions – not only on a global level – but on a personal level, to seek in their own hearts, the answer that human beings have been striving for for millenia. The solution, Prem Rawat states, is simple, what you are looking for is inside you, and through his simple teachings any person who has a desire to discover true internal joy and contentment can do so, easily, with only an investment of time and sincerity.