On the afternoon of June 24, 2017, I was in a conversation with the deceased person who was known as Swami Muktananda. I was at the Zen Hostel in Gainesville Florida, doing a session of bhastrika breath-infusion with Tobe Terrell. During the session, Muktananda who is affectionately called Baba by his disciples, approached. He was in a hurry. He discussed one of his disciples whom I met the day before. Then he waved his hand and showed me some astral lands where many of his deceased disciples and even some who still use physical bodes, congregate.

He said this,

There they are on Marijuana Mountain, all stoned continuously. It is a task for me to wean them away from this. Can you help?

I replied,

Certainly I cannot. People go in the direction of their acquired faith. Without having first acquired faith, they cannot yield to anything in the long term. Since their confidence is invested in you, it is your task to assist them.

After this he went away.

Special Note:

The interesting feature of that Marijuana Mountain is that none of the ascetics who were on it, were ingesting marijuana by smoking or by eating the plant in any way. The place is so enchanted, that just by being there, one’s subtle body absorbs the influence of the marijuana plant. One enters a trance state which is similar to the one people experience in this physical world when they smoke marijuana.

It is an interesting place because those who go there are unable to release themselves from the place. Even the yoga teacher has difficulty influencing them to do anything because of their absorption there.