"jesus died for our sins".......this has always 'rubbed' me the wrong way....and i have yet to find an interpretation of it that satisfies my wonderment .
any ideas ?
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Many/Most avatars work off the karma of their disciples on their own bodies. Jesus was an incredible emdodiment of love sacrificing his own life for his friends (and their sins and lack of understanding) in the name of love. Jesus, Yogananda and Amma are no exceptions to this. Yogananda was in a wheel chair at the end of his life. He was in physical pain but occasionally would stand up and walk proving that he was above the suffering. He was working off the karma/sins of his disciples. Amma was said to have cured others and the ailments would be worked out on her own body. One can only conjecture how much illness and disease she has been subjected too in her darshans. We have read about this in the Autobiography when Lahiri Mahasaya also worked off the karma of his disciples by bringing it on his own body.
How can we conceive of the love and compassion of such a Master and there willingness to work off the sin/karma of their disciples? i for one cannot comprehend such love. i do know as friends we endure the barbs and take on the sufferings of others. For those who are sensitive they realize this. Especially when they see others that run from the sight of seeing others suffer. Having a child one begins to understand how we are willing to endure suffering for their welfare.........
For love....
Jitendra
