Prem Rawat Maharaji Biography Page 19

In 1993 at an event in Italy, Prem suggested that his students use videos to disseminate his message. The era of the video event had begun. New guests were invited to hear his message directly from him, rather than from people speaking on his behalf. He also began team trainings in the mid to late 90’s, stressing the importance of individual responsibility.

In 1995, his wife, Marolyn, suffered a life-threatening illness, and Prem canceled all speaking engagements for one month to be with her and help care for her as she recovered. With good care and medical attention, she recovered completely, and today shows no sign of the illness.

In December 1998, he held an interactive global link-up via satellite. The link was established with 50 countries, and 87,000 students tuned in to his message. In 1999, he established a personal website, Maharaji.net. Introducing the web site, he wrote, "We all, in our own ways, want to better ourselves, be it in our career, our family, our friends, our skills - whatever our chosen endeavor may be. So we should, and to this end many avenues are available to us. However, one cannot forget one’s self. Knowledge of the self is also important - to some, indeed, paramount. Knowledge of the self begins with the self. Your universe resides within you, waiting to be discovered."

"What does it take? It takes a sincere desire, an earnest thirst. Understanding is a wonderful surprise. That which didn't make sense all of a sudden does. My efforts have always been to help people understand and feel within. People through the years have tried to place me in a mold, and from the very early years, I have not been able to oblige them. "