“You may be right” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda on debates

[Jitendra Hydonus]

In an effort to show my consideration for you brother mccoy I will respond as methodically and objectively as I am able to in response to your points made above and in my present spiritual evolution.

1) Although God has made the possibility we can rise above our subjective bias; It does not mean we have or should assume we have done so.

2) Defeat also happened in the rejection of Trumps policies in 2020 for which he denied and lied about pretending to have won, which resulted in a violent insurrection inspired by his personal denials. The American public is fickle and will continue to change from one election to another. Right now Trump has his lowest poll ratings of any recent U.S. president showing the total failure of his initial promises to the American public that he has failed miserably on.

3) Joseph Stalin Mao and Adolph Hitler were also successful in catalyzing the public does this mean any of them including Fuhrer Trump were or are correct?

4) You have promoted your personal reason logic and rationale, which also portrays your subjective view.

5) You are using the terms of ‘left and right’ to further divide - not bring together - the American people.

6) In the last forum you were part of, you admitted that political causes and disputes were one of the main reasons the forum did not last. I would say we have done a successful job of respecting each other’s differences. Don’t worry 😉 Mccoy Master will help both if us. Even though you may think I have an obsession and problem I need help on: it does not make it so. I suggest you consider that in all our conversations here I have included spiritual lessons involved that have helped one another in our spiritual quest which is the driving force behind all our conversations. Not a political debate as it appears you have arrived at as a conclusion.

7) Number 7 is added to sum up what I see as the most important point of all these numbered remarks from both of us. It is an example of Paramahansa Yogananda’s ability to understand and interpret differences of opinion and perspectives and his way of responding to them.

Once a man came to one of the temples and was convinced he was right about his views. He attempted to persuade the Master he was. The monks around Paramahansa Yogananda thought he was so disgusting and ignorant that he should have been escorted out of the premises. However, on every point the visitor continually attempted to persuade Yogananda that he (the visitor) was right on. Yogananda responded to him that (the visitor)”may be right” and gently also included his view. Finally the visitor left. The monks asked how the Master could put up with such an insolent man. Paramahansa Yogananda had a completely different attitude and told his devotees that they should take inspiration from a man so dedicated to his views. And hoped that the monks would be as dedicated to their spiritual views and practice them.

Mccoy in the same way i commend you on such a loyal servant you are to your views and hope and pray they may lead you to spiritual enlightenment. In no way do I consider myself comparable to the Master and his spiritual attainment as he is and was. However I now understand why he responded in the way he did to the visitor and his example in the debate between the two. Paramahansa Yogananda was indeed a Master in handling people!!