Prem Rawat's 'Words of Peace' TV Series Draws Large Audiences in Australia

Prem Rawat's 'Words of Peace' TV Series Draws Large Audiences in Australia

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Australian television stations that reach almost four million viewers are regularly broadcasting the television series "Words of Peace" that features talks by Prem Rawat, known worldwide as Maharaji. Recognized as a leading voice for peace, Prem Rawat travels almost constantly, speaking in forums large and small around the globe.

The "Words of Peace" series first appeared on Australian television in July 2002 on Channel 31 in Melbourne, where about 35,000 people now watch the program each week. Other cities have picked up the initiative, with thousands of viewers watching regular broadcasts on public television in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. The programs are half an hour each and are taken from Prem Rawat's talks around the world or his interviews by television journalists.

Many viewers leave appreciative messages on the program's phone information line. One viewer said, "I'm so pleased that I've managed to see a couple of these shows. It's enlightened me and made me feel much more at peace with myself." Another commented, "It's a blessing to listen to a man of peace."

One viewer, who came across US television personality Burt Wolf interviewing Prem Rawat, posted: "Last night, I was flipping channels desperately trying to avoid 'Desperate Housewives' when I came upon the most incredible show I've ever seen on TV in my life."

For more than 30 years, Prem Rawat has been invited to address Australian audiences from Perth to Brisbane, the Sydney Opera House to Parliament House in Canberra. In September 2005, responding to the huge interest shown by viewers in the Melbourne area, he spoke to a large audience at the Melbourne Arts Centre after more than 5,000 people in the area indicated their interest in being invited to hear him speak.

"Words of Peace" is broadcast on TV all around the world -- in Europe, North and South America, Asia and the Pacific -- in over 20 languages. Besides Australia, it is broadcast to neighboring countries New Zealand and Fiji. In Auckland, New Zealand, 5,000 people watch the program, which can be viewed throughout the country via satellite, and in Fiji, "Words of Peace" is broadcast by a channel that reaches about 500,000 people.

To learn more about "Words of Peace," please visit: wordsofpeace.org.

To learn more about The Prem Rawat Foundation, please visit: www.tprf.org

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