Major A. W. Chadwick, an ardent English devotee, asked, “Why did Jesus call out ‘My God! My God!’ while being crucified?”
M.: It might have been an intercession on behalf of the two thieves who were crucified with Him. Again a has attained liberation even while alive, here and now. It is immaterial as to how, where and when he leaves his body. Some jnānis may appear to suffer, others may be in , still others may disappear from sight before death. But that makes no difference to their . Such suffering is apparent only to the onlooker and not to the jnāni, for he has already transcended the mistaken identity of the Self with the body.