The reason I like this interview so much is that often I see how I/we try to talk about topics like inner peace and joy with such lofty terms, or somehow make it seem like something so "above it all" when in fact, the more I listen and learn from the feeling itself, and from Prem, the more I am blown away by how really down to earth and simple all this is.

This is what comes across in this interview. Marta, from what I know, didn't know Prem and came in as a journalist but clearly found that simple human response as she listened and talked with him. By the end, it seemed she was just someone feeling her own clarity and understanding...nothing cosmic or out of this world. Very much in this world, in this body, and about feeling joy and happiness in this everyday life we all have.

This is what I've grown to love about Prem's message and what he offers. It's so damned real and practical, something I can really feel and learn from every single day as I go about my business.

Hope that makes sense!

My message is not entwined in a philosophy. It does not come from a book. It is not a concept or an idea. It is based on one thing: you are alive. And because you are alive, there is a possibility that you can be content. You can have a joy in your life that is unaffected by anything, a joy that is independent of everything.We are here on this planet Earth for a limited time. We think we will live forever,but that is just an illusion
The reality is that one day you weren’t. Then you were born. Today, you exist. And one day, you will have to go. It’s a universal rule. Nobody is exempt.
Do you know who you are? Somebody calls your name and you say, “Yes, that’s me.” But have you understood that within you there is magic unfolding, and this magic is the reality of your existence?
This body, due to breath, moves and dances and feels. All day long you’re feeling, feeling, feeling. You feel cold, hot, soft, rough. You are a feeling machine. And every human being longs to feel joy. Since we were little, we wanted to feel that, even before we had a name for it.
The human heart is filled with a joy that you can feel whenever you want to, wherever you are—a joy that you can never have enough of. Do you know that you cannot tolerate sadness very well? You’re not made for it. When you are sad, you want to leave it as soon as possible. Joy—no problem. You would think that would give you a little clue as to what you are about. The clue is: there is no limit to joy, and we are extremely allergic to pain and suffering.
Have you found the source of endless joy? It is not far from you—by design. If you have a longing for joy, it would be pointless to have the source of that joy inaccessible to you. So, in the clever design of this life, the source of joy goes with you wherever you go.
Enjoyment in this life is a possibility. There are no restrictions. Find that infinite source of joy within you. - Maharaji