What does that mean - "realised" it?

You have a point there. That's yet another thing which Rawat deftly avoided explaining as his 'teaching' morphed ever more into surrender to the Satguru being the be all & end all of existence. I don't suppose you saw it like that yourself at the time either, being the very model of a modern major general, & so ahead of yourself you could anticipate the exact position Prem would take up 20 yrs down the line.

How convenient for you.

The person called Prem Rawat is not the omnscient, omnipresent being that we refer to as God. He is however, a human being with a very special status (something similar to Buddha, in my personal opinion). Prem Rawat, Elan Vital, and most followers of Rawat, do not publicly claim this status - or any status such as 'Lord' or 'Satguru', etc - for Prem Rawat, but allow his followers to discover for themselves their own understanding of Prem Rawat, in their own time. By not publicly declaring their belief in Rawat's exalted status, Prem Rawat, Elan Vital and premies are not lying, but they are being discreet, sensitive, tactful, prudent, for a good purpose. This purpose is to prevent newcomers to Rawat's message misunderstanding Rawat and his message, to help prevent people having (unhelpful, distorted or confusing) preconceptions, pre-expectations, presuppositions, prejudgements, etc.

That is a fair statement of my position.

So what you're saying here is that Rawat could be compared to the Buddha, but you're not really prepared to commit yourself to saying so definitively, you aren't sure who the Buddha was anyway, & if pushed you can't really eaplain. Then you say that in order to spare new students of Rawat's teaching from having an inkling that the old ones have such a notion at the back of their minds, it's best to avoid all mention of the fact that within his own student body he is generally regarded as an exalted being.

Just in case they get confused about his message.

Which is what exactly?

I'd like to know how Elan Vital can justify its status as an Educational Charity in the UK , & I'd like you to tell me something about your thoughts on this subject;  and yes, you've said you're a resident of the Irish Republic, but that doesn't mean you can duck out.........you have the right to vote in the UK should you ever choose to live here.