If you read all the older satsangs, intellectualism was not exactly Rawat's strong point and he couldn't stand being around anyone smarter than him either and when he was around very smart people, he took credit for their smarts.   Plus, the whole "philosophy" of practicing Knowlege was to rid oneself of your mind completely -- all thinking -- and replace it with the experience of K, so the feelings were the capital of Rawat's cult, not thinking -- which was absolutely forbidden.

There was the induced feeling of bliss, too, that was difficult to understand because through meditation, one did feel the mind dissociate away and then all was well and great and justifiable.  Satsang had the same effect.  Group experiences (being at programs with Rawat, for instance) also supported the feeling that what he offered was real and the rest of the world wasn't real.

Rawat never promoted or praised the virtues of intellect, that's for sure!