About Prem Rawat, the Thirst for Peace, and Self-Knowledge

If you are looking for what really matters, he can be of service

I’m in the word business. Ever since I was knee-high to a thesaurus, words have been my preferred way of expressing myself. It’s what I do: Describe. Communicate. Evoke.

Over the years, my writing has taken on many different forms: books, poetry, essays, magazine articles, newspaper editorials, fiction, non-fiction, scripts, blog posts, website copy, brochures, speeches, annual reports, training manuals, workbooks, love letters, card decks, and even an iambic pentameter parody of the Bhagavad Gita.

Throughout all of it, there is one thing I’ve learned: words are finite — even if the choices of what I write about are infinite.

Among the many topics I’ve written about, the one that’s been the most challenging (and the most fascinating) is my long-time teacher and best Friend, Prem Rawat.

Maybe you’ve heard of him and maybe you haven’t. No matter. For the moment, suffice it to say, he’s a…