Premies including myself didnt stop looking at all the new religions, we did look.
But they fail because they are all talk, or they involved mantras or self made thoughts or sounds to focus on.We were not interested in some word construct.
Seeing, feeling, touching, and tasting are real things.
Rawat made claims that there was more areas of that to be had.
The breath is real. It is true we didnt notice it before he said it was a road to a result.
That is very different and more plausable than weak eastern ideas of spirituality.
Also, he photographed well, and had the crown, a family history of outlandish claims with great film footage, and music that some would say was quite good.
You dont find good western music in eastern cults.
ssb was just ugly to look at !!