{"id":1798,"date":"2025-03-15T16:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2025-03-15T16:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:31:28","slug":"swami-kriyananda-as-we-have-known-him-are-you-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/swami-kriyananda-as-we-have-known-him-are-you-saved\/","title":{"rendered":"Swami Kriyananda &mdash; As We Have Known Him: Are You Saved?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Told by Gyandev)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>I was one of fifty people from Ananda on a pilgrimage with Swamiji to Israel in 1985.<\/strong> One day we went to Nazareth and, after visiting the holy sites, we were moving through the lively street scene. Swamiji was enjoying the passing show when suddenly a young Arab man, apparently a Christian, accosted him with considerable fervor: \u201cDo you believe Jesus Christ died for your sins?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How would Swamiji answer that one? He couldn\u2019t sincerely say \u201cYes,\u201d but to say \u201cNo,\u201d could invite a harangue, or even damage the young man\u2019s faith\u2014which Swamiji no doubt considered an even worse outcome. I thanked my lucky stars the question hadn\u2019t been directed toward me!<\/p>\n<p>Swamiji wasn\u2019t troubled at all, however. In a kindly yet penetrating manner, he simply asked, \u201cHow can God die?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The young man wobbled in shocked silence for a few moments, then departed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Told by Gyandev) I was one of fifty people from Ananda on a pilgrimage with Swamiji to Israel in 1985. 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