"It has impacted my anxiety. It is really important. It is hard to be a child in this world."

"We don't just lecture them about not bullying or about this or that character trait; we give them tools to be great people and to help them navigate very tricky situations."

"Something the Peace Education Program does is connect you with something bigger, to gain a greater sense of community, while also showing you that you have the responsibility and the power within yourself."

"The Peace Education Program I attended was a real blessing for me. I believe what Prem Rawat wants to tell us is something we all already know. But we are not aware of it. He encourages each of us to see something that is within us, to see the gifts we have, and to appreciate what is within us."

"The Peace Education Program could help more gangs, more groups, more youths, because the message gets under your skin and opens your eyes."

"I have learned an enormous amount in the courses. You come with your own ideas. Then you discover things with the help of this program, and you get a different perspective. You see a new meaning in life, and you realize that so much is possible, that you can move forward, forget, and start anew."

"My perspective on peace is very different since this course. Among veterans, there's a saying: 'Lack of preparation beforehand leads to fatal failures.' The army prepares us for the worst-case scenario. As a civilian, I always thought something like that would never happen to me, and if it did, I could handle it. But only now, after the course, am I able to do so."

"In the end, we do everything to feel nothing anymore. We don't want to notice what's going on up here, in our heads. So we turn to drugs or alcohol to replace the missing feelings. Prem Rawat explains to us: More important than what's going on in your head is what's happening inside. Find peace within, then you'll feel better. That's what these courses are about."

"When I watch the videos, I am safe and hopeful that I can escape the chaos in my head and live in peace."