I found the following boasting from Prem Rawat in 2009. The talk really reveals how bad things were. I have no idea what the SAM program was.
During expressions Maharaji made it clear that real change is happening in the work to get his message out. Prompted by another question, he moved to talk about propagation and the organisation. Memorably, he said that 'fear is not a friend of propagation.' We need enthusiasm, courage and lack of fear, and that fundamentally things have to change.
In response to a question about the slow take-up of the SAM programme, he responded that SAM was not taking off as it was not yet loaded – that it needs the communities to get excited.
WOPG will start as a ½ hour show on cable TV & grow – to eventually 24 hours: will be high definition, surround sound, the quality will be spectacular, so that the channels will want it and will pay us for it. He is working on a huge campaign message with billboards: “Have you felt your heart today' – the look is a particular way so that from LA to Tokyo it can be recognised as WOPG.
It was a revelation when he considered there was a possibility to start from scratch again. He remembered when he first came to England, we had to borrow a car, the resources were very thin, and he was living in borrowed houses. Compared to now, we have resources bit we don't use them enough. So much more can happen!
He mentioned that he sees enthusiasm and excitement in the young people – they are right with him – but right now there is no place for them to come through – it is gridlocked.
'When you (i.e. the oldie veterans) hear 'young' - don't be afraid: the young people are not caught up in control or stupid bureaucracy – they are only caught up in the vision, and it's a love affair. And they will let you (i.e. oldies) in too.
Now it's time for a whole new day - to start from scratch. At first I wondered: Is it possible? Should I? What would it mean? And the more I thought about it, the more excited I became, it goes against every trend – we need to work as a team – are you part of the team? Transparency will be paramount: you can trace your contribution: WOPG is now incorporated and set up, SAMs are in place and there will be wonderful opportunities.
Be conscious, and hang on to clarity in joy and adoration and then everything is great. Watch it. In times of plenty, that is the time to think of drought – preparation has to happen in the time of clarity.'
