{"id":1945,"date":"2025-11-08T15:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2025-11-08T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:43:24","slug":"swami-kriyananda-as-we-have-known-him-let-god-decide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/swami-kriyananda-as-we-have-known-him-let-god-decide\/","title":{"rendered":"Swami Kriyananda — As We Have Known Him: Let God Decide"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Told by an Ananda devotee)<\/em><\/p>\n

In my secretarial jobs before coming to Ananda, it was my practice not only to type the letters my boss gave me, but also to edit them for clarity, grammar, and flow.<\/strong> I enjoyed having something creative to do, and the people I worked for appreciated my contribution.<\/p>\n

In my first secretarial job at Ananda, I continued in the same way without bothering to ask the person I worked for now if this was what he wanted. It turned out it he didn\u2019t want it\u2014emphatically not.<\/p>\n

I defended my right to make needed improvements to letters that went out from \u201cour\u201d office. When Swamiji heard about the controversy, he did not side with me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want my secretary to edit my letters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, Sir, his<\/em> letters need editing,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n

Swamiji answered, \u201cSeek to be the least, and God will give you your rightful place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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