“People think God is a man. People think God has got ears, nose, teeth and he rises daily in the morning, brushes his teeth and washes his mouth. And he is an old man and he has a beard. All these things people think. But no, God is energy. God is perfect and pure energy.”

— Prem Rawat

Central Hall, Westminster, London, UK, November 2, 1971
1970s

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