#inner cry

But I never deserve it. I guess, something is wrong with me.

I never get flowers, but I always deal with your scars and broken hearts. I always listen to your stories and really care for you, because in fact you are usually an incredible person, very special and bright. And I see it into you, adore it and respect. But I’m always left with nothing, only sad memories and my own scars.

It is through the constant inner cry. We know why we cry outwardly — when we desperately need name, fame, outer capacity, prosperity and so forth. But when we cry inwardly, we have to feel that we are crying only to please God, to fulfil God in His own way. The outer cry is for our own fulfilment in our own way. The inner cry is for God-fulfilment in God’s own way. If there is an inner cry, a constant inner cry, that means we are trying to please God, satisfy God, fulfil God in God’s own way. If we can cry inwardly, in silence, then our gratitude increases, because inside the inner cry is the abode of gratitude, and inside the abode of gratitude is God.

Questioner: What is the best way for me to break my ties with ignorance?

Sri Chinmoy: The only way for you to break your ties with ignorance is through your constant, conscious inner cry. When you pray, meditate and aspire, sometimes you do it consciously and sometimes you do it unconsciously. It is your obligation to be conscious all the time. When you pray and meditate you have to do it consciously. Your constant and conscious inner cry can alone free you from ignorance. It is the only answer.