I said to myself as I was silently composed in gentle rapture praying that:

“I put all my trust in Yogananda”

[which is unusual but spontaneous, innocently sincere]

 

 

Immediately a harsh personality within myself scolded me:

“You should only put trust in God.  Humans are not God”

 

 

I was too composed and joyous — hearing the pleasant ringing, the high frequencies I hear in their eternal coupling with the Om — to be thrown off or out of balance by this. I gently silent said to self:

“God is not some ”one” we put trust in. We are eternal spirits.  We are one with God.  I put my trust in the successful seekers of God.  I understand them to be human.  I know they are not God.”

 

The harsh personality shut up, silenced.  My inner smiled.

I prayed gently on, lost in the sweet ringing . . .