If you are open to hearing some very wise and compassionate words of peace, check out what Prem Rawat, also affectionately known as Maharaji, has to say. I love him very much and I'm happy to share his message with you.
Maharaji, if you are reading this: I love you more than words can express. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you've done - and do - for me. :-)
http://thekeys.maharaji.net/
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From "Peace is Possible" Flamenca Gala event in Spain, Jan. 2008.
"Soleá of the Maestro" (english subtitles)
José Anillo and Juan Diego Mateos at the Gala Flamenca (Jerez, Spain, January 2008).
Soleá is a flamenco rhythm suitable to express deep feelings.
The Spanish word 'Maestro' is used to designate...a venerated and loved teacher.
"Bulerias del maestro"
Cante por BulerÃas grabado en Jerez el 31 de enero de 2008. Artistas: Juan Diego mateos, Pedro Pimentel, Juan Peña, José Anillo, Encarna Anillo, Melchora Ortega, RocÃo Soto, Mercedes Pantoja
Melchora Ortega al cante y Pedro Pimentel a la guitarra en la Gala Flamenca "La Paz es Posible". Jerez, enero 2008
"Whatever happens, whatever takes place, remember - don’t judge your life by all the bad that has happened.
One breath is good enough to wipe out all of the bad. You know that. You do. Just remember it.
Life is not about that bad. In the middle of the desert, there is an oasis. That is what it is all about. Don't judge that little spring by the miles and miles of desert. You get it? The good in your life is about that beauty residing within you. The good in your life is about your heart. The good in your life is about the good. Let the good be more than the sum of all the bad." -Prem Rawat
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Where Is Freedom?
My message is not about what you could do in this world. My message is not about your neighbor, world politics, or the economy. My message is about you. Just you. In this world, you have been forgotten. You have forgotten yourself. I go around the world to remind people of themselves—you, who were given the opportunity to be alive.
What we need in our lives is to understand what we have been given. We judge our lives by the amount of troubles we have, and we pray, "Take away the troubles." We never say thank you for what we have been given. If we understood what we have been given, we would understand that our troubles are trivial. They come and they will go. They come like a fly, and all you have to do is let it go. But we don't understand, and we struggle. We struggle to be free.
I don't have to struggle to recognize my freedom. Within me—within you—is a light so bright that never again do you have to be in the darkness. And the majesty that is inside of you is unchanging.
Where is freedom? Freedom is within you. Where is joy? Joy is within you. People want to grow trees of joy, to plant memories so they can have joy. But joy is something that is fresh every day, like a crystal clear spring that wells from the depths of a human being. You are the well. And from this well comes the spring of clarity. Clarity, joy, simplicity are beautiful angels that reside within you. These are your companions, but you don't know it.
You have never been introduced to the clarity inside of you, to the simplicity inside of you, to that beauty inside of you. When you are, the journey of life begins, not ends. You understand that you don't have to be confused. You understand that you don't have to be in sorrow. You understand that you don't have to be in doubt.
There is a plan here. And in this plan, you're here. Life is happening. And one day, it will not. Your troubles will be over. Nobody will bother you anymore. You won't be there to be bothered. People will come and say nice things about you—finally. But you won't be able to hear. That day, you won't have uncles, you won't have aunts, you won't have brothers. Everything—gone.
When people hear this, they become worried, but the wise begin to see how precious an opportunity it is that they are alive. You shouldn't feel worried; you should be thankful for having this life.
Inner contentment is there. It never goes away. All you have to do is turn inside.
In this life, you don't have to wander. We don't have to walk around confused. We don't have to wonder, "Where did I come from? Where am I going? What am I doing here?" The wondering should be changed to knowing. You should know. Know where you are. Know what you have been given. Know the truth about you.
I'm not here to change your religion. Follow whatever religion you feel. I'm not here to teach you other things. I'm not here to teach you how to try to fly. I'm here to teach you to recognize your true self. That's all.
Prem Rawat / Maharaji
http://www.thekeys.maharaji.net/
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"The Drum of Breath"
"There's a beautiful couplet from India that says the topic of the infinite is not a topic of conversation. All you can do is feel it, experience it, and then you will understand. The whole world wants to talk about what is infinite, about what is God, about what is life. But you cannot talk about life. Life needs to be felt. Do you feel alive?
When I say this, people think, "Of course, I am alive because of this and this and this." But these are not the things that make you feel alive.
You have been given the opportunity to be alive. In you beats the drum of breath. You have consciousness, the possibility of awareness. You have the possibility to remember; you have the possibility to forget. You have the good; you have the bad. You have the right; you have the wrong.
All of the possibilities are in you. Nothing is limited. What do you want? The answer must come from your heart, from the one place in you that is sincere, that is calling out to you.
A human being struggles in ignorance because he is living in uncertainty. He is not certain about tomorrow. And when a human being is not certain about something, two things happen: Either he accepts that and says, "I am going to do something about it," or—like most people—he makes up a story about tomorrow. And once the story has been made up, he will do anything to believe in that story, whatever it takes. But it's a story. And a story does not remove uncertainty.
Knowledge. Understanding. These are the only things that can remove uncertainty from this life so that I can begin to welcome what tomorrow is. Not what tomorrow brings—what tomorrow is. Existence is an incredible miracle. My yearning, my truest want is to feel alive, to feel this existence. I want to be dazzled by that miracle. I want to witness it.
It truly is about knowing the freedom inside—the freedom to understand. Are you free to understand or are you a slave of other people's ideas that prohibit you from understanding anything else? Because if you're not free to understand, you're not free.
Are you free? Are you part of a fairy tale, a story that doesn't exist? Or are you part of a story about your time and your life in which there is no limit to appreciation?
Every moment in your life is unique. You will never have two alike. Never. This is the science of living: when you begin to appreciate every moment. To have a heart so open, an understanding so beautiful, and a yearning for appreciation so complete that when that moment comes, you see exactly what it is.
To rest in the most profound way. To come home for real, not in a fantasy. To feel alive, not because somebody gave you permission to, but because you feel alive yourself. You're not borrowing somebody else's understanding, but you understand. It's not about the words. It's to break through the wall of words and go into reality.
You are not about a story. You are alive. Listen to the drum of that breath and dance to it. Be excited because you're alive today. Inside, understand. The point of existence is to view this beautiful painting that God has created called you in the most beautiful way. Only when that is happening in your life can you begin to say that you are alive.
When people find that reality within them, joy is the reward. It is not a fantasy, but reality. And the reality is more beautiful than any fantasy."
- Maharaji
http://thekeys.maharaji.net/
http://maharajipodcasts.blogspot.com/
I'd like to meet:
Good-hearted creativity cultivators.
Music:
Bismillah Khan Performs Music for Maharaji Prem Rawat
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Gold Pants Lullaby - Leslie Hall
Ring My Bell - Leslie Hall
IZ Israel Kamakawiwo'ole sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
Shameless promotion of my kids bands!! Travis in Street Pyramids, and his former band, Vanishing Kids (he's on their new CD! Buy it! Grace, formerly of Sukia. Currently working on her new band, Wood.
"Where Its At" Beck, Best Male Video MTV award 1996 featuring my grown kids Grace (Sukia) and Travis jumping their butts off on stage behind Beck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQ9W4KexnA
http://www.myspace.com/vanishingkids
http://www.vanishingkids.us/
SUKIA
http://www.dustbrothers.com/ideal/maquina.html
http://www.mp3.com/sukia/artists/174240/summary.html
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Also, Tracy Nelson, Sarah Brightman, Alpha Blondy, Eversound artists
http://www.eversound.com/
http://www.blissfulmusic.com/default.asp
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Below video: "DJ Me DJ You" - hello to all our Sukia friends in Camarillo!
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Movies:
Song "What is a Youth" from the best movie of all time Franco Zefferelli's "Romeo and Juliet" - a twenty hanky movie.
"Far Pavilions"
“Oh Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human limitations:
Thou are everywhere, but I worship thee here;
Thou art without form, but I worship thee in these forms;
Thou needest no praise, yet I offer thee these prayers and salutations.
Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human limitations.â€
- Prayer from M. M. Kaye’s novel of India, "The Far Pavilions."
More movie favorites: "The Jewel in the Crown," "The Crying Game," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "From Ground to Glass," by Rob DaFoe, "Catch Me if You Can," "Hari Om," "The Harder They Come," Bollywood and Indie films. "Saving Grace" - great movie starring Brenda Blethyn. Sweet little movie and she's wonderful in it.
"Little Voice" another great movie starring Brenda Blethyn (playing the drunk mom). If I could have her skills as an actress I'd be over the top. She should have WON an Oscar for best actress in this movie. "Blethyn was nominated Best Supporting Actress (1999) for her role as the foul-mouthed northern floozy Mari in the film Little Voice."
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Below video: Here's an upcoming movie by my friend Lou Famoso - he's in the process of making the film about his NDE/LAD, and he needs investors with an unconditional love and non-selfish attitude about life.
READ ABOUT HIS NDE'S/LAD'S:
http://www.geocities.com/loufamoso/lad.html
"MAN WILL PREY ON MAN UNTIL MAN PRAYS FOR MAN"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZkcGLgyEs
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Television:
"Project Runway," "Six Feet Under," "What Not to Wear," "Starting Over," "Inside the Actor's Studio," English mysteries, "Coupling,"
"Are You Being Served?"
Books:
Adam "Dreamhealer" - Awesome kid!! Read my blog about him.
"My Life as a Medium" and all books by healer Betty Shine.
"Hands of Life" by Julie Motz.
"Your Heart's Desire" and "The Psychic Pathway" by Sonia Choquette. "Constant Craving" by Doreen Virtue.
"The Miracle of Color Healing" by Vicky Wall.
Any book on Aura Soma.
Any Alanon book.
"Jackson's Track" (Australian).
"Destiny Cards" and "Love Cards" by Robert Camp.
"Voyager Tarot" tarot deck by James Wanless.
"The Princess Trilogy" by a Saudi princess.
Old favorites:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Clan of the Cave Bear Trilogy.
Wind in the Willows.
Milly Molly Mandy.
"Who's Hands Are These?" by healer, Gene Egidio.
Heroes:
In the grand ballroom of life, you should not be dancing with confusion, please. You should not be dancing with doubt. You should be dancing with clarity. You should be dancing with serenity. You should be dancing with tranquility. These are the ones that one after another should be lined up in your life, so that when one dance is over, its - next and next, and next. And life becomes real. Becomes real. Not some fantasy of tomorrow. Not some projection of tomorrow, but real. And you begin to live, you begin to thrive. And believe me, that smile on your face is so different than the conditional smile you smile every day. Conditional. I was in my car and I was listening to this music, and I was smiling. And this person standing on the roadside looked at me and because I was smiling, he started smiling. And I said, “You don’t know why I am smiling.†I know why you’re smiling - you’re smiling because you look at me, I’m smiling, so you’re smiling. Conditional smile. But mine is not a conditional smile. I’m smiling because I’m remembering through this music, through this song how important is the coming and going of each breath. How important is today. How important is to be conscious every single day. Every single day. Can this be? Has to be. Is it possible? Yes, it is. And I say this with all the conviction because I have seen it. I have seen it again and again and again - the heart touched. That the dance with clarity, that the dance with serenity - the dance with peace is exquisite. And the music that accompanies it is even more exquisite. And the feeling - not of tired. The feeling - not of losing. The feeling - not of loss. But to gain. To gain every single day. To place in the cup inside the most valuable. Not the reasons. But understanding.
- Prem Rawat/Maharaji
http://www.thekeys.maharaji.net/
