Prem Rawat Unrehearsed Poetry: I Can Help

It takes a persistent voice
to come along
and remind us of what
we have always known is important.

It doesn't matter how old
or how young we are-
when we listen to the words
that come from the heart
for the heart, they are familiar.
It is what something inside
has been telling us again and again.

It makes sense because
it is what the heart has always wanted.

What I say comes from my heart.
My message is simple, and it is different
because it has something to do
with us.
It is not about us-
not what we could accomplish,
not what mountain we could climb,
and not what we could do.

This message is about
what we have been given.

The world of Knowledge is the place
where the confidence
of a human being is restored,
where every step, every breath
can be taken purposefully.
This is the place
where the reminder
and those people
who want that reminder in their life
come together to learn.

It is the reminder that the answer
to the need we feel is inside.
It is like laying out
an entire navigation chart saying,
"Here you are.
This is where you want to go,
and this is how you can get there."

We are always running off somewhere.
That's why we need a reminder:
"Come back. Here."
Because here is where life is happening.

We need someone who can see its
value: "This life is good. This life is
precious. It is simple, and it is beautiful,
and it is your gift."

Knowledge is a living experience
for living people,
brought by a living person.
We can see each other face-to-face.
We can talk to each other.
I make Knowledge as simple as possible
so that people can understand it.
What could be as static
as pages of a book is animated-
given life.

As we look for fulfillment inside,
we need someone to say,
Yes, go on with this experience,"
because there's so much distraction.

We need the help of someone
who can keep pointing us
in the right direction.
I help people
prepare for the journey within.

Sometimes people confuse
the finger with where it is pointing.
If someone points and says to a child,
"Look at the moon,"
the child doesn't look at the finger;
the child looks up at the moon.

We look at the finger.
"Is this a valid finger?
What makes your finger a valid finger?"

And I say,
"If you are looking at the finger
and not where the finger is pointing,
you missed it."

Each person will still need
to have their own understanding,
come to their own conclusions,
traverse their own intersections,
and make their own choices at every crossroad.

I can't walk for them.
But somehow,
I can help
make that a very enjoyable experience.

Maharaji