During the 1930s, students of the University of California's Berkeley campus began holding annual "peace strikes." In the 1950s, this same university became the center of nationwide controversy when many of its professors, acting against political repression, refused to sign an oath declaring their political beliefs.

Over the years, this tradition of standing up for humanity's rights, for the truth, and for peace has become the hallmark of Berkeley, California — and the tradition continues. On the last day of July, Prem Rawat arrived on this historically-renowned campus to speak to 1,573 people about each human being's fundamental right to experience inner peace: regardless of opposition or oppression.

Here are some excerpts from his talk:

If you are looking for the ultimate, go within. That’s what I offer. That’s what Knowledge is. Knowledge is that one place in the middle of all the changes that never changes: that will be there for the rest of your life.

There’s a lot of people who want you to believe. I don’t. I want you to know because once you know, you have the option. If you want to believe — fine. If you don’t want to believe — fine. But if you don’t know, you don’t have any options. You have to believe.

If believing was sufficient, why do you think there would be anything called knowing? Because believing is not enough. It doesn’t carry the punch of knowing. Because knowing is certainty.