Life’s Essentials with Prem Rawat
The inevitability of change; Can you adapt to enjoy life?
Tue Nov 09 2021Description
The episode discusses the inevitability of change, the importance of slowing down to feel contentment, and the search for identity. It emphasizes the need to appreciate the time given to exist on Earth and focuses on generating love from within ourselves. The episode also explores the paradox of life and the coexistence of destruction and recreation. Additionally, it mentions a practical online course called 'Peak' that helps understand and experience personal peace.
Insights
Change is inevitable
The episode highlights that change is constantly happening and is often inconvenient.
Contentment vs Happiness
Contentment is different from happiness as it provides tranquility and stability.
Embrace Joy
Joy is felt inside of us, so we should embrace it.
Accept Love
Accepting love allows us to generate love from within ourselves.
Appreciate Life's Gifts
Gratitude arises from contentment and leads to a deeper appreciation of life's gifts.
Chapters
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- The final episode of series three of Life Essentials with Prem Rowa
- They want to concentrate on the departure
- Contentment is different from happiness
- Existence is allowed to coexist with destruction and recreation
- Prem Rowatt offers a practical online course called 'Peak'
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00:02 - 09:30
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The final episode of series three of Life Essentials with Prem Rowa
00:02 - 09:30
- is about the inevitability of change
- discusses the components of existence and the importance of slowing down to feel contentment
- explores why people seek joy and encourages acceptance of one's reality
- reflects on the journey of life and emphasizes that change is constantly happening
- explains that everything on Earth is transitory, including human life
- highlights that reality can be relative and it may be challenging to perceive what is truly moving or changing
- emphasizes that the focus should be on appreciating the time given to exist on Earth rather than obsessing over what comes after death
They want to concentrate on the departure
09:03 - 19:58
- Are we going to end up in heaven or are we going to end up in hell?
- People are obsessed with heaven, but they have never been there
- The beauty of the sunrise and the gentle light it brings is incomparable to any description of heaven
- The ocean and its soothing sound against the shoreline bring relaxation to human beings
- We should focus on our own experiences and feelings rather than relying on descriptions of heaven
Contentment is different from happiness
09:03 - 19:58
- as it provides tranquility and stability
- We should slow down in life to appreciate the simplicity and profoundness of existence
- Accepting love allows us to generate love from within ourselves
- Hate begets hate, anger begets anger, fear begets fear; love begets love, joy begets joy
- Our reality is a paradox that makes us human; we must accept both imagination and reality
- Joy is felt inside of us, so why not embrace it?
- There is kindness in allowing destruction and recreation to coexist
Existence is allowed to coexist with destruction and recreation
19:33 - 30:20
- Change is inevitable and often inconvenient
- In the paradox of life, there is clarity and beauty to be appreciated
- The search for identity begins at a young age and extends beyond superficial preferences
- Knowing oneself goes beyond surface-level characteristics to understanding the components of existence
- Contentment is desired more than fleeting happiness
- Gratitude arises from contentment and leads to a deeper appreciation of life's gifts
- Life can provide support, rest, and fruit if we allow it without manipulation or resistance
Prem Rowatt offers a practical online course called 'Peak'
30:06 - 33:04
- to help understand and experience personal peace