     prem pal singh rawat (hindi: à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤® à¤ªà¤¾à¤² à¤¸à¤¿à¤à¤¹ à¤°à¤¾à¤µà¤¤), born on 10 december 1957, is an indian american also known as maharaji, and formerly as guru maharaj ji and balyogeshwar. rawat's teachings include a meditation practice he calls "knowledge", and peace education based on the discovery of personal resources such as inner strength, choice, appreciation and hope.shanti ayadurai. "opening the doors of peace in prison" in the malaysian times (29 october 2012) he came to early prominence leading the divine light mission (dlm). rawat has been called a cult leader in popular press reportscallinan, rory. "cult leader jets in to recruit new believers: millionaire cult leader maharaj ji is holding a secret session west of brisbane this weekend" in brisbane courier-mail. 20 september 1997mendick, robert. "cult leader gives cash to lord mayor appeal" in evening standard. london, 2007-05-31, p. 4. at highbeam research and in anti-cult writings.{{cite book|last=larson|first=bob|author-link=bob larson|title=larson's book
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