Prem Rawat’s Message of Peace Requested by Indigenous People of South America

Los Angeles, March 20, 2008 — Prem Rawat’s award-winning Words of Peace presentations are being translated into several dialects of Quechua, the modern-day derivative of the ancient Inca's language, which today is spoken by indigenous populations of the South American continent.

Although Prem Rawat's presentations translated into Spanish are viewed by more than 9 million households in South America via Infinito TV and other cable networks, this is the first time they have been available in Quechua in the rural and remote mountain settlements where that is the primary language.

Leaders in several Quechuan villages in Ecuador have requested DVDs featuring Prem Rawat’s message in their own language after events introducing it were held in the mountain villages of Tucara, La Esperanza, Aqualongo and Otavalo, Ecuador.

One village leader said, “This message is very beautiful. It helps the families here stay together, and that is why I want the message to stay in the community.” Several more villages in Ecuador are making plans for events in 2008. Four communities in Peru have also requested materials in Peruvian Quechua this year.

The Quechuan language was widely spoken across the central Andes long before the time of the Incas, who adopted it as the official language of administration for their Empire. It is still spoken today in various regional forms by some 10 million people throughout much of South America, including Peru, southwestern and central Bolivia, southern Colombia and Ecuador, northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. It is the most widely spoken language of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

The Words of Peace presentations of Prem Rawat contain his message that he can show people a way to tap into the inner peace and fulfillment that are inherently within all human beings.

TPRF advances the internationally acclaimed message of peace of Prem Rawat, known also as Maharaji. In addition, it helps provide the necessities of life for people most in need. The Foundation often partners with other humanitarian organizations to bring food, water and disaster relief rapidly where it is most required.

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