Either this bloke's memory has been damaged by years of questionable meditation practices and weird hindu belief systems, or he's deliberately setting out to deceive for his own self-agrandisment and lucrative book sales. I expect he will be running 'self-realisation workshops' next (that is the ususal follow-on to such a book). At best, perhaps he's a literary Walter Mitty character with entertainment value.

There has been enough cult revisionism without promoting this book here IMO. Here and on EPO, it's important to stick to testified facts as far as is possible if we are going to remain credible in the midst of such chicanery. Anything else is muddying the waters.