Prem Rawat has held many “training sessions” for those who have been taught his Knowledge techniques. Following is an excerpt of his latest training session: Buenos Aires, Argentina; recorded March 29, 2026; released April 03, 2026.

00:20:10: As human beings, we’re really not prepared to live a life. We begin with minimal information. Basically there is no information. We learn everything by “see and do.” There is an ability in us that when we are not comfortable, we cry. When we are okay, we just settle down, and most of that time when we are not crying and we are settled down, we go to sleep. Then slowly we start recognizing mother, father, and they speak to us in “weird tongues” which we don’t understand. What we do begin to understand is just the volume and the tone that they speak in. When they go, “Goochie, goochie, goo,” we figure that’s something good. We don’t actually know what “Goochie, goochie, goo” means. And I don’t know how old you are, but still do you not know what “Goochie, goochie, goo” means? But that’s what you hear first: “Goochie, goochie, goo.” And slowly, you begin to learn, at a frightening pace. Incredible pace. But what you are learning is very basic. Learning to walk. Learning “I like this. I don’t like this.” Try this, that. But that’s not going to set you up to live a life. It’s going to help.

One of the biggest pieces of information you need to know to live your life…you know what it is? Do you know what it is? To know the difference between an illusion and reality. What is real and what is not. So what I just said, do you agree with it? When you go for a drive, should you know what is real and what is not? When you go for a walk, should you know what is real and what is not? When you buy a home for yourself, should you know what is a reality and what is not? When you go to a restaurant and buy food from that restaurant, should you know what is reality and what is not? In Japan, in the window, they have the food that they sell, and it looks absolutely real. Absolutely. But it’s not real. It looks real, but it’s not. But you need to know that. And there are things, by their very nature, the consequence of not knowing is very small, and there are things the consequences of not knowing are incredible. Too much.

And when you hit grief, the pain–there is one common element in grief, and you know what that is? “What’s going to happen now?” The future. Your father dies. “What’s going to happen now?” Your mother dies. “What’s going to happen now?” Because whatever your ideas of the future were, are gone. How could they go away? If they were real, how could they go away? Just disappear? Could it be that they weren’t real? That they were actually an illusion? It’s concocted. This is how it’s going to be. This is how it’s going to be. This is how it’s going to be. This is how it’s going to be.

I love that story of Buddha. One day, this woman came to Buddha and said, “My child just died. Could you bring it back?” And Buddha said, “Yes, of course I can.” And she was all excited. And Buddha said, “All I need you to do is bring me a fistful of rice from a home in which nobody has ever died, from a family where nobody has ever died.” She got very excited. “I can do that!” So she went from house to house to house: “My son has died. Buddha has promised he can bring my son back if you can just give me a fistful of rice if nobody has died in your family. And they all said, “Oh, my mother died. My father died. My brother died, my…27:30:

We all treat death to be uncommon, don’t we, not realizing that it is the most common thing there is. Your names may not be the same. Your religions may not be the same. Your looks may not be the same. Your hair may not be the same. Your body odor may not be the same. How you catch a cold and how it affects you could be different. But death is exactly the same for everyone. Everyone knows it’s going to happen. And that loss, you also know that it is final. 28:43 I heard a story a long time ago. There was somebody who died and they took him–his coffin–to the church to do the final goodbyes and all the rituals. They opened up his coffin so people could look at him and say goodbye. And in the middle of that he got up. He sat up. And he was surprised. And the people who were there, they were so shocked they stoned him to death.

We don’t know how to cope with grief because we don’t live our lives understanding the difference between illusion and reality. Your birth was real. You came. And everything you did whilst you were alive was just daydreaming. Having your dreams and trying to fulfill your dreams. How can I become an engineer? How can I become a pilot? How can I learn to fly helicopters? How can I learn to drive a boat? How can I do this? How can I do that? Dreams. And then one day you have to go. And when you go, you no longer are a pilot. You no longer are an engineer. All your dreams come to an end. And along with the ending of the dreams is the ending of the hope. And the ending of the hope, to you as a human being, is the most terrible thing there is.

So, grieve, but then awaken, like you do from a dream, and smell the reality. The reality is you are not dead. You are alive. The coming of this breath is real. This is not an illusion. Your desire to have a glass of fresh orange juice may be an illusion, but the coming of this breath is not an illusion. The desire to have potato chips may be an illusion, but this breath is not an illusion. But do you know that for most people in this world this breath is an illusion. They don’t understand it. This breath is an illusion. Evrything else is real. Job is real. Car is real. This is real. That is real. So when you don’t know what is real and what is not, life becomes difficult.

When you’re given the possibility to recognize that you are alive, then you should accept that possibility. And nothing is more intimately related to recognizing reality than sitting down in the practice of this Knowledge. When you practice Knowledge, you are face-to-face with your reality. Face-to-Face. That’s as close as you’re going to get to you. Nothing else but you. Not pages of scriptures, but you. What goes on in this world we want to know. That’s why we’ve got newspapers. You have these devices. And they can give you a synopsis of what’s going on in this world. Sometimes real. Sometimes not real. That’s it. There’s a circus in town.

There’s a Circus in Town. [A song, words and music by Prem Rawat with artificial intelligence (AI) assistance. He reads the title, then reads the words to the song, then plays the song in English, in Spanish and in Brazilian Portuguese translations. As he reads the words, he sometimes makes comments. The following brackets enclose his comments]: There is a circus in town. Flashing lights all around. [Are you attracted to flashing lights? (nods head) Because you’re a primate. Monkey see. Monkey do.] Flashing lights all around. It won’t last very long. All too soon, it will be gone. Who is seeing all these scenes? Shifting lights. Painted dreams. Who remains when all is through? [Should I read a little more? Here’s the answer] Turn within. It’s only you. You remain when all is through. Turn within. It’s only you. The clowns entertain, doing things that seem insane. [These are your big world leaders.] Painted smiles. [Have you seen pictures of world leaders?] Doing things that seem insane. Painted smiles on display, laughing precious life away. [Not theirs. Other people’s] Who’s standing still inside? [still] while the world rolls and slides? Unmoved by the changing view? [And the answer is] Turn within. It’s only you. [You are the real. That feeling inside. That breath.] Untouched by the changing view. Turn within. It’s only you. Running in circles, the wheel goes on, here for a moment, then it’s gone. Let the fear go as the winds blow and the rivers flow. Not the noise. Not the show. Not the things you think you know. Beyond the wall of what you do, turn within, it’s only you. Lift the veil of the moments few, turn within. It’s only you. [You’ve only got a few moments, really.] Noise attracts. It pulls you near. Whispers things you want to hear. It all feels real in the light, dancing in the glow so bright. Who is real when roles all fall, when no name is left at all? When nothing’s left to hold as true? Turn within. It’s only you. Empty, but still true. Turn within. It’s only you. Clowns fight and fight some more. They don’t want you to bore. [That’s why the Colosseum was built. A long time ago, the emperor held the shows so that his citizens wouldn’t become bored. He butchered and killed.] The clowns go down then rise to war, toss and turn in painted gore. Still they stagger to the floor. It’s a show with casualties hidden in the melodies they all know yet still persist, caught in hate they can’t resist. [They can’t resist the hate.] There’s a circus in town. Streets full of clowns. The lion roars like he is free, scaring all those who dare to see. Echoes shaking every face, claiming power, deafening space. Doesn’t he know, when it’s done [“he” meaning the lion], the whip will snap and run, after the rage, after the stage, he’s going back into the cage. No disguise, nothing new, just the one that’s always true, waiting quietly within you. Turn within and you will view. There’s a circus in town. Streets full of clowns. 43:10 Copyright © Intelligent Existence. All rights reserved.