Elan Vital says "The process of preparation is not an academic one with a start and a finish"Then this:
"After watching all five Keys, you can ask for the gift of Knowledge."
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Oh I get it. You can ask. But that doesn't mean the process of preparation ever finishes.
If it never finishes, then Rawat's dream is clear: to get people begging him for "knowledge", but never letting them have it. Though if they declare their dependence on him to be undisputed, they might just stand a chance. (Plus ça change).
(and to think the process could ever be "academic" - EV UK being an "educational" charity and all!)