{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Your Best Life Now","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourbestlifenow","author_name":"smcswain","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourbestlifenow\/author\/smcswain","title":"Jesus and the Buddha - Your Best Life Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EjyUcYPp48\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourbestlifenow\/2014\/10\/jesus-and-the-buddha.html\">Jesus and the Buddha<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourbestlifenow\/2014\/10\/jesus-and-the-buddha.html\/embed#?secret=EjyUcYPp48\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Jesus and the Buddha&#8221; &#8212; Your Best Life Now\" data-secret=\"EjyUcYPp48\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Jesus said, &#8220;Deny thyself&#8221; (Luke 9:23). The Buddha spoke of &#8220;Non-self&#8221; or &#8220;No self.&#8221; Both Christians and Buddhists frequently misunderstand what these teachers meant. What Christians Have Been Taught Christians, for example, mistakenly think Jesus was suggesting his followers had to deny, denigrate, dissolve, or disregard themselves. As a consequence, throughout Christian history, Christ followers&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourbestlifenow\/files\/2014\/10\/15358292851_96a4002e94_k-199x300.jpg"}