"Perhaps he is a resurrection. And perhaps he is none but a ghost, dressed up like Vimal.

"Niskriya, take a better look – because I have heard that last night there were many ghosts. And when I left, I saw three who were already entering the hall – with absolute uniform, with my mala! And I was not alone; Avesh was a witness, Shunyo was a witness. And they did a good 'Yaa-Hoo!'

"It really comes from the world of ghosts, this mantra 'Yaa-Hoo!' You will not find it, in any human scripture. It belongs to the world beyond death.

"Now it is a question mark, whether this Vimal is exactly the same Vimal who used to be here, or is just a materialization of a ghost? Before I answer your question, this is far more important. He is sitting just by the side of Mukta and Neelam – you both should poke him and see whether there is something inside or not. Because when you poke a ghost you find only skeletons, you don't find anything else. And it is very difficult for a ghost even to giggle; laughter is out of the question. It is impossible. Even if the ghost is very fresh and has not yet forgotten the ways of when he used to be alive, laughter is very difficult.

"So that should be the criterion. If Vimal can give a good laughter when Mukta pokes him…because we have to be very careful. These creatures are all around, sitting on the trees, entering into the crowd – and particularly into my people, because my people don't mind; they know that the man who is sitting by their side, or particularly the woman, is not real. But they accept.

"They are harmless people in a way. If you don't harass them they will not follow you. Unless you invite them, they will not come to your party.

"I have never come across a nasty ghost; all ghosts are holy. That's why Christians go on believing in the Holy Ghost. Although the ghost made a virgin woman pregnant, yet he remains holy – the ghost cannot do anything unholy; by his very nature he is a very religious being."