Editing Elan Vital (organization) (section)

== Purpose ==
The United States Elan Vital organization provided support for the dissemination and archiving of materials containing Prem Rawat's message. They say that their materials reach a global audience in 80 countries in more than 60 languages. They also state that Prem Rawat receives no compensation from Elan Vital, and that the organization is supported by voluntary contributions and sales of its materials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elanvital.org/about.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525040759/http://elanvital.org/about.html|archive-date=2006-05-25|title=Elan Vital - About }}</ref>

The Elan Vital organizations in the United Kingdom and [[Australia]] are a registered charity and a non-profit, respectively, with aims and objectives similar to their U.S. counterpart.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://elanvital.org.uk/elan_vital/profile.html |title=elan vital : profile – Maharaji (Prem Rawat)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2005-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419070348/http://www.elanvital.org.uk/elan_vital/profile.html |archive-date=2006-04-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  There are also Elan Vital organizations in Spain and Switzerland.

Persons who have been taught Maharaji's techniques can apply and receive a [[Smartcard]], issued by Elan Vital in the U.S., that is used to facilitate admittance to events in which the techniques of Knowledge are reviewed, or to gain access to events designed specifically for people that have received such techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.smartcardoffice.org/englishPublic/generalinformation.cfm |title=General Information<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2005-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007024518/http://www.smartcardoffice.org/englishPublic/generalinformation.cfm |archive-date=2007-10-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>