Reality of the Inner World
When I sing or play instruments, no matter how badly I play or sing, no matter how many mistakes I make, my realisation remains. When I am playing, some disciples inwardly laugh, some fall asleep. Each time I do anything in the outer world, in the inner world there are quite a few things that happen. The cosmic gods and spiritual Masters of the highest order visit me. Each time I do something significant for mankind, they come to appreciate it, for they also wanted to do the same thing. I am their brother, I am one with them. Unfortunately, they did not do it, but they tried. When I do it, the cosmic gods come and garland me.But what am I going to do with the human beings who are living in the insecurity, impurity and jealousy world. Shall I take them as the reality and the inner world as the dream? Or shall I take them as the dream and the inner world as the reality? The inner world is much more real to me. When I look at you, I see inside you the Supreme, and also the undivine human imperfection. I see the real inside you and, at the same time, something else which is not real. I see the divine and the human. But there is a kind of separation. Within, it is the same Supreme, but in the outer expression it is totally different.
Sri Chinmoy, AUM — Vol.II-3, No. 9, 27 September 1976, Vishma Press, 1976