Prem Rawat

Prem Pal Singh Rawat (born December 10, 1957 in Dehradun in India){{ref|dictionary_of_religion}}. His teachings claim to promote inner peace through four meditation techniques that he collectively calls "Knowledge" and which he brought to the West and promotes in both the West and India. He offers to help people prepare to learn the techniques and provide ongoing inspiration and guidance to his students{{ref|DM}} to whom he is known as Maharaji. For some people, Maharaji is a controversial figure.

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December 10 - 1957 - Dehradun - India - Teachings - Inner peace - Knowledge

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At an early age he was known as Balyogeshwar (Sanskrit: ??????????? = child master of yogis), or more fully, Balyogeshwar Param Hans Shri Sant Ji Maharaj. Later on he was called by the title Guru Maharaj Ji (Hindi: Maharaj = great king.) or Guru Maharaji. He dropped the term Guru from his title in the 1980s.

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Sanskrit - Yogi - Hindi - Guru - 1980s

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In his book Clarity {{ref|Clarity}} he says:

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My parents named me Prem Rawat. Since then, many people have given me many names. When as a child, I started addressing audiences in India, those who came to listen to me called me Maharaji. Over the years as I have traveled, people on different continents have continued to give me different names, affectionately expressing respect and appreciation.

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