Prabhupāda: So the news was there that Jesus Christ, after crucification, he was alive, and he went to... (aside:) Not so near. And he went to Kashmir. So by the yogic process, in samādhi one can remain alive although superficially he is seen that he is killed. That is possible. Hiraṇyakaśipu did that. He was undergoing tapasya for one hundred years of the demigods. Their duration of time is: our six months, their one day. So such a long time he was undergoing austerity, penance, and thus he became perfect. So his body was practically finished by the earthworm, what is called, moths and ants.
Brahmānanda: Because he was standing still?
Prabhupāda: Yes. For so many years everything was eaten. Only on the bones were there.
Brahmānanda: So he appeared to be dead, but he wasn't.
Prabhupāda: No, he was not dead. He was living on bones. Bones were there. Mean, life is not dependent on this material body. One can practice this by yoga. Without this body he can live. Just like ghost. That is possible.
Brahmānanda: Yes, the yogis are able to stop their breathing...
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Brahmānanda: ...and stop their heart beating, and still they are not dead.
Prabhupāda: Yes. This is perfection of astanga-yoga, samādhi, to remain in trance. (break)